THE HOME OF CHICKEN RICE! 🇨🇳 24 Hours Overeating in Hainan Island China

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Trying Hainanese Chicken Rice at the Source – Was It Worth It?

Welcome to Hainan, often called China’s Hawaii!

This was our first full food adventure in Haikou, and it started with breakfast at Chunfu Teahouse (Spring & Blessings) for tea and dim sum. The highlight was the radish cake fried in lard. Crispy, rich and packed with flavour.

In the evening we explored Haikou’s famous Arcaded Streets, a lively tourist area made up of beautifully restored 1920s shophouses. We tried the local Hainanese chicken rice, but honestly… it was a bit average for me.

Thankfully, the night was saved with Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles, dumplings, and roujiamo (the Chinese “hamburger”).

The next morning, I headed into a local residential neighbourhood for Hainan rice noodles and seafood noodle soup, and this was much more my kind of place.

For Chinese New Year, we visited one of the island’s most famous chicken rice restaurants. I hope I didn’t offend anyone in the video, but I have to be honest, I’m still not quite getting the Hainan version. I think I’m just too used to khao mun gai in Thailand!

We wrapped up the night at Century Park with New Year’s Eve fireworks and a bowl of spicy cold mala noodles.

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📍 Locations featured:
Haikou, Hainan, China
Chunfu Teahouse
Haikou Arcaded Streets
Century Park

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