Today is a national holiday in Singapore and I spent a rather uneventful day in my hotel room trying to get work done. I did go down to Chatterbox for a late lunch of Chicken Rice and Coconut Ice Cream. Chicken Rice is like the National Food of this country and according to tourist information, the Chicken Rice at Chatterbox is supposed to be the best. It is pretty good, but my local friends have taken me to other places where I thought the Chicken Rice was much better. They call it Chicken Rice because they steam the rice in chicken fat (Yikes!) That’s why it tastes so good. In Japan, Chicken Rice is ketchup rice. The homemade Coconut Ice Cream is served in a real coconut and you eat the coconut with the ice cream, it’s fabulous and a must have if you visit.
Oh God!! *sniff (:_;)* I’m starving now, and that chicken rice looks so damn good! I swear I think I can smell it for some reason!
That coconut ice cream looks delicius!!
This is a well-known dish that’s served in many (Southern) Asian restaurants in most metropolitan cities. The official name is probably Hainan Chicken Rice (海南鶏飯). Here is a recipe in case you want to try it at home. It’s quite easy to make. http://www.geovision.com.my/malaysia/general/recipes/hainan.htm
Have you ever tried cooking Chicken Rice? I’m too lazy. Maybe Rick can try making it and impress the ladies?
I have but it’s not as good as the restaurant. Maybe because I substituted the chicken fat with chicken broth when cooking the rice so the result was nothing special… :-(
Tania, I’d rather have the low-fat chicken broth version..
You’d better try Chicken Rice in Thailand (called Khao-man-gai)