What is Chicken Rice
Chicken Rice is a rice meal of Hainanese origin that has taken root in Malaysia. It is one of the popular food found in Penang coffee shops. The chicken rice sold in Penang is usually served over a bed of sliced cucumber, sprinkled with chopped spring onion and drenched in oily soy sauce. Both roasted as well as steamed chicken are available. The rice is cooked in chicken stock, which makes it oily and gives it a mouth-watering aroma.
Some chicken rice stalls also sell charsiew (barbecued pork), siew bak (roasted pork), labcheung (pork sausage) as well as roasted duck. If the stall advertises itself as an "Ipoh Chicken Rice" stall, then the chicken is prepared the Ipoh style, which means it is likely to be served with bean sprouts. Unlike in Ipoh, where the chicken is served with hor fun (flat rice pasta), in Penang, it is almost always served with rice. Also, unlike Malacca, there are no chicken rice stall in Penang (that I know of) that serves the rice in the form of rice balls.
Ingredients of Chicken Rice:
chicken
cucumber
bean sprouts
spring onions
Cast your vote for the best Chicken Rice!
Where can you get the best Chicken Rice in Penang? Let us know. If you know of any coffee shop not listed, you can still vote for it, as long as it is in Penang! The voting will run until 31 December. All you need to do is fill up the information requested below, and email it to me at:
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Chicken Rice
Where to find Chicken Rice
Chicken Rice is available at the following locations in Penang:
In front of Jacob's Shoe Store, Jalan Sg Kelian, Tanjung Bungah (lunch, closed Sun), 1 vote (No 1 on map)
Kedai Makanan Loong Heng, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 2 on map)
Poly Coffee Garden, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 3 on map)
Restoran Bee Hooi, Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus (No 4 on map)
Sin Hup Aun Cafe, Jalan Pasar, Pulau Tikus (No 5 on map)
Goh Thew Chik, Chulia Street, Penang (11:00am to tea time), 1 vote
Kedai Kopi Golden Lake, Relau (No 6 on Map)
Restoran Tho Yuen, Lebuh Campbell, George Town (No 7 on Map)
Fatty Loh Chicken Rice, Fettes Park, Tanjong Tokong (No 8 on Map)
Lam Hong Hainan Chicken Rice, Penang Road (No 9 on Map)
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