Chinese Food

Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of Chinese origin most commonly associated with Malaysian cuisine and Singaporean cuisine, although it is also commonly sold in neighbouring Thailand, and found in Hainan, China itself. It is based on the well-known Hainanese dish called Wenchang chicken (文昌雞). So-called due to its roots in Hainan cuisine and its adoption by the Hainaneseoverseas Chinese population in the Nanyang area (present-day Southeast Asia), the version found in the Malaysia region combines elements of Hainanese and Cantonese cuisines along with culinary preferences in the Southeast Asian region.