Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南雞飯)

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海南雞飯Hainanese Chicken Rice

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Also called Hainan chicken rice

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What is Hainanese Chicken Rice?

Tender poached chicken served cool over rice cooked in chicken broth, with chilli sauce, ginger-scallion oil and dark soy on the side. Light, fragrant and easy to love.

What does it taste like?

  • Silky poached chicken
  • Fragrant chicken-broth rice
  • Ginger-scallion oil
  • Chilli kick

How much does it cost?

NT$120–200 per plate

Where to eat it in Taiwan

Southeast Asian restaurants, roast-meat shops and some food courts. Not the same as Chiayi 雞肉飯 (shredded turkey over rice).

How to find it near you

Tap “Find Hainanese Chicken Rice near me” above — it searches by the Chinese name “海南雞飯”, so you see real local shops, not only places with English menus. At the shop, show the Chinese name or say “hǎi nán jī fàn”.