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Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chicken Rice is a Hainanese hawker dish loved across Singapore. Here is what it is, what to order and where to try it, starting at Maxwell Food Centre.
What is Hainanese Chicken Rice?
Hainanese immigrants brought the Wenchang chicken tradition. In Singapore it gained fragrant rice cooked in chicken stock, chilli and ginger, and became a national favourite. Hainanese Chicken Rice is part of Singapore's hawker culture, recognised by UNESCO in 2020 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Where to eat Hainanese Chicken Rice in Singapore
Join the legendary lunch queue at Maxwell Food Centre. In Hawker Fantasy, the Hainanese Chicken Rice food gem is found at Maxwell Food Centre.
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- What to order
- Chicken rice with chilli, ginger and dark soy
- Tip
- Go before noon to beat the lunch queue
We don't rank individual stalls. Every hawker centre has its own favourites, so ask the regulars and follow the queue.
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