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Hainanese Chicken Rice

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Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of poached or roasted chicken with seasoned rice, served with chili sauce and usually cucumber, tomato slices, or cilantro garnishes. It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dishes of Wenchang chicken and Wenchang chicken rice.

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Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Hainan, southern China 1
Sources
1. Hainanese chicken rice, Wikipedia
  • History
    It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dishes of Wenchang chicken and Wenchang chicken rice.
  • entity record, Name (dietary-suitability)
    Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
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