Not only the chicken and the rice
Chicken Rice usually comes with a few side dishes such as hard boiled egg, chicken liver, firm tofu and the vegetable kailan. Usually, you will have to buy the side dishes yourself for extra money. There are also dips such as chilli sauce, pounded ginger and soy sauce to enhance the taste of the dish.

The chicken used in this case, can be roasted chicken or a steamed chicken know as "white cut chicken".

When you order Chicken Rice, you will usually get a bowl of soup. Oftenly this soup was made with herbs so it has a herbal smell or taste to it.



Personal Opinion
Chicken Rice is no doubt a national dish of Singapore. But this also means that there are ALOT of stalls in Singapore that are selling chicken rice. In my opinion, there are two really important factors in determining whether a plate of Chicken Rice is nice.
1. The Rice
The rice is really important. A plate of bad tasting rice can ruin the taste of the entire Chicken Rice dish. Some rice are hard and difficult to swallow The customer will then dislike this particular stall, even if their chicken is very nice.

2. The Chicken
Chicken, being the main component of the dish, is no doubt a very important factor to take note of. The Chicken should be tender, fresh and hopefully boneless so that the consumer will think that the dish taste nice

This two factors are definitely more important then minor things like the taste of the soup and the side dishes. But of course, good soup and side dishes are bonus to the overall taste of the dish.

And do not forget the usual reasons to why a dish taste nice - the aroma of the dish, does the dish look appealing at first sight, etc.

Good Chicken Rice stalls in Singapore hard to find. Hunt around in your neighbourhood and look for you "perfect" Chicken Rice!

(Alternatively you can try going to Boon Tong Kee or Loy Kee Chicken Rice. Both are famous for selling chicken rice in Singapore. But of course if you are going to have you meal there be prepare to foot a slightly larger bill)

Food For Thought

1. What do you think is the most important thing when you are eating Chicken Rice i.e. Which food aspect matters the most, is it the chicken, or the rice, or the soup, etc.
2. Do you prefer roasted chicken meat or steamed chicken meat (the "white cut chicken")

Kim Yao

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