Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Hainanese chicken rice is a chinese rice dish most commonly associated with Malaysian cuisine or Singaporean cuisine, although it is also commonly sold in neighbouring Thailand, and found in China itself. So-called due to its roots in Hainan cuisine and its adoption by the Hainanese overseas chinese population in the Nanyang area, the version found in Malaysia/Singapore combines elements of Hainanese and Cantonese cuisines along with culinary preferences in the Southeast Asia region. The Hainanese chicken rice originated from China, and is Chinese in origin.