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Ayam Pop: Padang's Pale Poached Chicken

Ayam pop is the anomaly in Padang cuisine — a PALE, gently poached chicken in a culture of aggressive colour, heat, and spice. Where every other Padang dish is golden, red, or dark, ayam pop is white. It is poached in a light broth of garlic, shallot, ginger, and lime juice, then briefly deep-fried to crisp the skin while keeping the flesh pale and moist.

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Cantonese white-cut chicken (bai qie ji — same poached-then-crisped, same "taste the chicken" philosophy), Hainanese chicken rice (same gentle poach, same respect for the pure chicken flavour)