Hoi An White Chicken Rice

I AM WAITING WITH A SMALL GROUP OF LOCALS FOR THIS ROADSIDE CHICKEN STALL TO OPEN. IT IS 4.59 P.M., AND THE RICE IS STEAMING, FRAGRANT WITH JASMINE AND GINGER. WE SIT AND WAIT PATIENTLY, SALIVATING AS WE WATCH THE CLEAVER CHOP THROUGH SKIN AND BONES. THIS DELICIOUS DISH WAS INTRODUCED TO HOI AN BY THE CHINESE, AND IS SIMILAR TO THE CHINESE DISH CALLED HAINAN CHICKEN. IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTRA GINGER, FINELY JULIENNE IT AND ADD IT TO YOUR DIPPING SAUCE.