My Favorite Meal: "Chicken Rice"

When I lived in Singapore for a while I had this amazing experience with the food scene that was going on in there. It was a colorful and delightful experience. Eventhough it is a tiny country it has a wide variety of food from India, Chinese, Malay influence. I have a favorite in every cultural food like India's Briyani, Malay's Rendang, and Chinese' Chicken rice. I favor all of them but the one that I had the most connection is the Chicken rice. It's called the Hainanese Chicken rice.

This dish is basically a poached whole chicken coupled with a flavorful rice that is cooked using the stock & fat of the chicken itself.

There are so many food stalls and restaurants that includes this dish into their menu, some are making it their especiality. I normally prefer the one that specializes it and one of my favorite is the Hawker center along Macpherson rd. I really love the condiments and side dishes that comes with it.

This is a special red chili sauce couple with grated ginger & green chili, oh my... this is the greatest trio when it comes to condiments. The red chili is the one that "packs a punch" while the ginger gives the richness & aroma while the green chili adds to the sweetness & tanginess to the flavor.

The Achar (Nonya spiced mixed vegetable & fruits) plays a supportive role into this dish, this alone makes me want to eat more of the chicken rice. This side dish may look simple, but if you search for its recipe, you will have to fill your grocery basket with 31 different ingredients.

What makes it special is that nobody could simply replicate the dish because it's so complex even though it looks simple. It takes a master to cook this food and it's being pass down through generations.

I could eat this dish almost everyday and I don't get tired of it.

So that's all about my favorite food. I hope you enjoyed a photographic tour of my favorite food thoughts.

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Have a great day ahead!