The "spotted orchid leaf" used in cooking chicken and fried rice is actually vanilla, a shrub of Aristolochia originated in Indonesia, and an indispensable spice in Southeast Asian cuisine. However, it is not as strong as most spices, and its fragrance is soft and soft. Because it contains the aromatic component "2- acetyl-1- pyrroline" and smells like "cooked fragrant rice", it can bring more rich rice fragrance to the fried rice.
The embryonic form of Hainan chicken rice may come from the combination of "rice balls and chicken slices" used for sacrifice in Hainan. Since the Qing Dynasty, Hainan residents have always cooked chicken oil, soaked chicken water and rice in festivals, and then kneaded rice into round rice balls to worship their ancestors and convey the meaning of "reunion" for future generations. After the festival, people will enjoy extra boiled chicken rice balls.
The method of eating boiled chicken and rice together is also slowly continuing. Hainan people often choose a kind of "Wenchang Chicken" which feeds on coconuts, and its shape is "three small and two short". Wenchang chicken is an excellent meat variety. Used in the practice of "white cutting", it tastes extraordinary. This local "chicken rice" in Hainan is often called "Wenchang chicken rice". Hainan chicken rice will never get tired of eating it many times, and it has been completely integrated into people's daily life.