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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[White Cut Chicken]]

	* [[Wenchang Chicken]]		* [[Wenchang Chicken]]

Admin: [CFWK] Round8 P1: link new dish pages on Hainanese Chicken Rice

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[CFWK] Round8 P1: link new dish pages on Hainanese Chicken Rice

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

			* [[Wenchang Chicken]]
	* [[Hainan Food]]		* [[Hainan Food]]
	* [[Guangdong Food]]		* [[Guangdong Food]]

Admin: [CFWK] Create Hainanese Chicken Rice dish page (Round7 P0)

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[CFWK] Create Hainanese Chicken Rice dish page (Round7 P0)

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|title=Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南鸡饭) - Chinese Food Wiki
|keywords=Hainanese Chicken Rice,海南鸡饭,Hainan Food,Wenchang chicken
|description=Hainanese Chicken Rice pairs poached chicken with fragrant rice cooked in chicken stock—famous across Southeast Asia and linked to Hainanese cooking.
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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Hainanese Chicken Rice.jpg
| caption = Hainanese Chicken Rice
| alternate_name = 海南鸡饭; Hainan chicken rice
| pinyin = Hǎinán jī fàn
| type = Chicken and rice plate
| course = Main course
| country = China / Southeast Asian Chinese communities
| region = Hainan (roots); widely popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond
| other = Related to Wenchang chicken traditions
}}

'''Hainanese Chicken Rice''' (Simplified Chinese: 海南鸡饭; Traditional Chinese: 海南雞飯; Pinyin: ''Hǎinán jī fàn'') is a plate of tender poached (or gently cooked) chicken served with rice cooked in chicken stock and aromatics, plus dipping sauces such as ginger-scallion oil, chili, and dark soy. Although the dish is especially famous in Singapore and Malaysia, its roots connect to [[Hainan Food|Hainan]] chicken traditions, including the celebrated '''Wenchang chicken''' style of pale, silky poultry.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainanese_chicken_rice English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

The chicken is typically smooth-skinned and moist rather than crisp-roasted; the rice is oily-fragrant from stock and fat. Fresh cucumber and clear soup often accompany the plate. Success depends on clean chicken flavor and well-seasoned rice more than heavy spices.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Whole chicken or parts, rice, chicken stock, ginger, garlic, and pandan or other aromatics in some Southeast Asian kitchens. Sauces are served on the side so diners adjust heat and salt. Hainan home versions and overseas hawker versions differ in garnish and rice perfume.

== History and culture ==

Hainanese migrants carried chicken-and-rice habits into Southeast Asia, where the combination became a national comfort food in several countries while remaining linked by name to Hainan. On Hainan itself, Wenchang chicken and related boiled-chicken presentations are prized local specialties; chicken rice plates abroad are a diaspora evolution of those tastes. See [[Hainan Food]] for island context.

== Serving and variations ==

Singapore and Malaysian stalls may offer roasted or steamed chicken options beside the classic poached style. Chili heat and ginger intensity vary by vendor. Related Hainan listings on the regional page discuss Wenchang chicken as a parent tradition.

== See also ==

* [[Hainan Food]]
* [[Guangdong Food]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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Hainanese Chicken Rice - Revision history

Admin: [CFWK] Round9: interlink White Cut Chicken

Admin: [CFWK] Round8 P1: link new dish pages on Hainanese Chicken Rice

Admin: [CFWK] Create Hainanese Chicken Rice dish page (Round7 P0)