Chicken Rice

C hicken Rice

                 INTRODUCTION

Chicken Rice is truely a very famous dish in Singapore. Nearly every coffee shop has at least one stall that sells Chicken Rice. Chicken Rice is a dish of Chinese origin most commonly associated with Singaporean cuisine or Malaysian cuisine. The version found in the Singapore region combines elements of Hainanese and Cantonese cuisines along with culinary preferences in the Southeast Asian region. The dish was popularised in SIngapore in the 1950s by Moh Lee Twee, whose Swee Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant operated from 1947 to 1997.

             Ingredients 

• chicken ( duh -_- ) 
• rice ( double duh -_- )
  
• tomatoes
• cucumbers  
• ginger 
• garlic

These are the common ingredients to make this well-known and tasty dish in Singapore.

          METHOD OF PREPARATION

The first step is the boiling of the chicken meat in water flavoured with garlic and ginger only topping it up with water when needed. The bird is dipped in ice after cooking to produce a jelly-like skin finishing. The resulting water used in the preparation of the chicken becomes also soup for a complete meal

The dish is usually served with several dips, including chilli sauce and pounded ginger. Dark soy sauce can also be added to the rice to add more flavor to the dish. Most dishes are served with sliced cucumber and that completes the preparation of chicken rice.

              IN CONCLUSION

Below are some places where the stalls have made this dish famous to Singapore. Hope that if you have nothing better to do and feel like going out to enjoy some delicious Chicken Rice, do come to these places.

• Downtown East - E-hub ( Mr Chicken Rice )
• Balestier Road ( Mun Tong Kee )
• Mandarin Hotel ( Charterbox )