Hainan's most famous dish: free-range chicken poached to silky tenderness, served with ginger-scallion dip and chicken-fat rice. The benchmark by which the island judges all other food.
Tip Order "white cut" style (白切) for the classic texture; the skin should be yellow and glossy.
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