Malay’s nasi lemak?
Or Singapore’s chicken rice?
Or it may be a question of what you want your rice to be cooked with.
Rice in nasi lemak, which literally means “rice in cream”, is steamed with coconut cream. It is usually served in a large platter with anchovies, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled egg, cucumber slices or kangkong (river spinach), fried chicken wings and sambal sauce. Yummy with a zing!
With chicken rice, the rice is steamed using chicken stock. And I mean whole chicken or bony chicken parts boiled for hours for flavorful chicken broth. Rice is usually served separately but alongside a plateful of steamed or roast chicken on a bed of sliced cucumber. It’s never complete without dips of ginger, soy sauce and chili sauce. More photos here. (And here’s my 1st attempt.)
Me? I love both!
Photos taken in a Peranakan restaurant in Beijing.
… Currently eyeing the best Southeast Asian restaurant in Auckland!
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays. Rice.
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Hi, Iska. I vastly prefer Hainanese chicken rice over nasi lemak; the latter is just too rich for me! I throw in chopped fresh mixed mushrooms into the broth for my Hainanese chicken rice recipe; it adds texture and a nutty flavor.
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hmmmm, gusto ko yung Singapore chicken rice
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I think I will go for the nasi lemak since I love anything with coconut cream. It also reminds me so much of Pinoy food.
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grabe sis, na-miss ko ang nasi lemak! at least ang chix rice nagagawa ko once in awhile..and you can find this in some restos even here nasi lemak ata i haven’t found one here..pro yummy both of them! *drools*,
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Oooo yummy! I haven’t tried those different variations of steamed rice but they sound good!
Mine’s up as well. Hope you can drop by!
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I don’t think I’ve ever had nasi lemak before. The whole dish sounds delicious. I’ll have to find somewhere I can try this out
As for that chicken rice, all I can say is YUMMY!
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this looks like the ultimate lunch. i wish i can have this every week.
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