Cabbage rice in Dingcheng, Hainan is a kind of eating method in which meat, vegetables and rice are mixed together, wrapped in leaves and held in hands. It is very popular with people in Dingcheng and neighboring villages in Ding 'an County. This way of eating is a bit primitive and wild, but it has a unique taste and special significance.

Mo, a student of Eight Public Schools in the late Qing Dynasty, recorded in the Local Records of Ding 'an: "On the third day of the first month, a meal was offered and there were stuttering dishes." It can be seen that the custom of eating vegetables and rice in Dingcheng has a history of one hundred years. In ancient times, Dingcheng people didn't visit their homes on the third day of the first month, and the whole family got together to eat dry food and rice, which meant they wouldn't lose their wealth. Nowadays, not only Dingcheng people like to eat bibimbap, but also many foreigners like to eat it this way. Some smart restaurants in Dingcheng seized this business opportunity in time and successively launched rice with vegetables, but the business was also very prosperous.

It takes a lot of effort to cook Hainan food with rice. The first thing is to cook dry rice, and the rice should not be rotten. It is best to cool it before dividing it. Secondly, the rape is washed and filtered to make rice; Prepare some fragrant dishes, such as garlic, celery, leek, big head onion, plus green beans, peppers, sauerkraut and so on. The meat is lean meat or chicken and sausage. After the three ingredients are ready, stir-fry the vegetables and meat first, then stir-fry the rice with garlic, shrimp and squid, and finally pour the vegetables and meat into the rice and mix well. When eating, you can also choose your favorite sauce, such as shrimp sauce, Chili sauce or assorted sauce, sprinkle it on the leaves of rape, beat the rice into leaves while it is hot, and eat it with your hands. Don't have a flavor.