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Mmmm khao man gai
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Everyone commenting on the plainness of the look and not realizing this is likely hainanese chicken, in which the chicken is poached in different aromatics and the rice is cooked in chicken broth. Extremely flavorful regional Chinese dish.
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Here’s a recipe for all you saying this looks bland – https://thewoksoflife.com/hainanese-chicken-rice/ you’ll see that it has a lot of aromatics and flavors in it, one of the best chicken dishes you can eat imo.
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Maybe repost with a more descriptive title. To my uncultured ass, this looks like unseasoned steamed chicken and rice.
Lord__Abaddon on
it does look blank but I’d try it… they could keep that fucking poached wing though that’s going to be horrible.
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One of the best chicken and rice dishes on the planet. IYKYK.
d8ms on
I would devour that entire table
Boggie135 on
I can taste this. Yummy
synocrat on
It’s a straight forward seeming dish, but I’ve had it before and it’s not bad. It has subtle flavors and let’s the rice and chicken be the main attraction
chiefestcalamity on
Where are all the hainanese chicken rice experts who were jumping down that other woman’s throat for her chicken rice
TheRipePunani on
Love Hainanese chicken rice. When done right it’s one of the most simple, yet flavorful and aromatic dishes you will ever have.
intlcreative on
Maturing and getting older you realize how good this actually tastes LOL
Metallica4life1995 on
I got PTSD flashbacks when I saw this on my feed. Went through the comments and I understand it’s actually good.
My ex MIL (white as they come) used to make chicken, rice and vegetables but with literally no seasoning whatsoever, not even salt/pepper
Yes, not even on the rice, it was literally just bland white rice with bland chicken, not a single speck of any sort of seasoning in sight, at least the chicken was grilled I guess. I’m middle eastern so I’m used to flavourful food and that messed me up for a while, even my ex slowly started realizing her mom needed to at least use salt
Akersis on
Chicken good.
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Gonna get some downvotes, but I’ve had chicken rice in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and the US… and it’s just fine. I wouldn’t call it bland but I would call it somewhat boring.
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The chicken is really just a vehicle for the sauce. I prefer an oily ginger sauce with Hainan chicken, maybe a drizzle of sesame sauce
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Top comfort food dish right here. The rice ❤️
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Singaporean here (its my national dish), and id agree it looks bland, but thats because it aint mixed yet.
You gotta throw the entire chilli into the rice and mix it up, also this might be seen as heresy by my fellow locals but I enjoy wetting up the rice by adding a tablespoon or two of the soup too
themixedtape28 on
Omg yesss love me some Hainan chicken 😭
roosterchains on
Just because it looks bland does not mean it is bland haha.
Literally poached in very aromatic broth that the chicken absorbs.
jemist101 on
Chicken rice is a dish I get intense cravings for. If chicken rice is on a restaurant’s menu – I’m going to order it. Also, for anyone who hasn’t cooked it before l, it’s actually super easy to cook!
novemberxmas on
This would be in my last meal!
currypowder84 on
Hainanese Chicken is absolutely amazing, don’t let the plain poached appearance fool you, it super tasty and served with chili sauce and soy sauce.
Another poached chicken dish is Cantonese white cut chicken which is served with ginger scallion sauce to compliment the natural taste of the chicken. With poached chicken dishes you can really taste the natural taste of the chicken without spices overpowering the taste, the sauces are used to compliment the natural taste of the chicken.
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Well you ain’t lyin
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you are doing this dish no service calling it just chicken and rice.
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Honestly, looks so good. Even simple ingredients when prepared really nicely are perfect. This is the type of thing I eat when my stomach can’t handle anything else, and it brings comfort and nutrition. To me, that’s good!
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Everyone commenting on the plainness of the look and not realizing this is likely hainanese chicken, in which the chicken is poached in different aromatics and the rice is cooked in chicken broth. Extremely flavorful regional Chinese dish.
Here’s a recipe for all you saying this looks bland – https://thewoksoflife.com/hainanese-chicken-rice/ you’ll see that it has a lot of aromatics and flavors in it, one of the best chicken dishes you can eat imo.
Maybe repost with a more descriptive title. To my uncultured ass, this looks like unseasoned steamed chicken and rice.
it does look blank but I’d try it… they could keep that fucking poached wing though that’s going to be horrible.
One of the best chicken and rice dishes on the planet. IYKYK.
I would devour that entire table
I can taste this. Yummy
It’s a straight forward seeming dish, but I’ve had it before and it’s not bad. It has subtle flavors and let’s the rice and chicken be the main attraction
Where are all the hainanese chicken rice experts who were jumping down that other woman’s throat for her chicken rice
Love Hainanese chicken rice. When done right it’s one of the most simple, yet flavorful and aromatic dishes you will ever have.
Maturing and getting older you realize how good this actually tastes LOL
I got PTSD flashbacks when I saw this on my feed. Went through the comments and I understand it’s actually good.
My ex MIL (white as they come) used to make chicken, rice and vegetables but with literally no seasoning whatsoever, not even salt/pepper
Yes, not even on the rice, it was literally just bland white rice with bland chicken, not a single speck of any sort of seasoning in sight, at least the chicken was grilled I guess. I’m middle eastern so I’m used to flavourful food and that messed me up for a while, even my ex slowly started realizing her mom needed to at least use salt
Chicken good.
Gonna get some downvotes, but I’ve had chicken rice in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and the US… and it’s just fine. I wouldn’t call it bland but I would call it somewhat boring.
The chicken is really just a vehicle for the sauce. I prefer an oily ginger sauce with Hainan chicken, maybe a drizzle of sesame sauce
Top comfort food dish right here. The rice ❤️
Singaporean here (its my national dish), and id agree it looks bland, but thats because it aint mixed yet.
You gotta throw the entire chilli into the rice and mix it up, also this might be seen as heresy by my fellow locals but I enjoy wetting up the rice by adding a tablespoon or two of the soup too
Omg yesss love me some Hainan chicken 😭
Just because it looks bland does not mean it is bland haha.
Literally poached in very aromatic broth that the chicken absorbs.
Chicken rice is a dish I get intense cravings for. If chicken rice is on a restaurant’s menu – I’m going to order it. Also, for anyone who hasn’t cooked it before l, it’s actually super easy to cook!
This would be in my last meal!
Hainanese Chicken is absolutely amazing, don’t let the plain poached appearance fool you, it super tasty and served with chili sauce and soy sauce.
Another poached chicken dish is Cantonese white cut chicken which is served with ginger scallion sauce to compliment the natural taste of the chicken. With poached chicken dishes you can really taste the natural taste of the chicken without spices overpowering the taste, the sauces are used to compliment the natural taste of the chicken.
Well you ain’t lyin
you are doing this dish no service calling it just chicken and rice.
Honestly, looks so good. Even simple ingredients when prepared really nicely are perfect. This is the type of thing I eat when my stomach can’t handle anything else, and it brings comfort and nutrition. To me, that’s good!
Juan loves it