fried rice — People's Republic of China

Fried rice or stir-fried rice is a dish made of rice stir-fried in a wok or pan, most often mixed with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, seafood or meat. It is often eaten alone, but can also accompany another dish. Fried rice is a major component of East Asian, Southeast Asian and to some extent South Asian cuisines. When made at home, fried rice generally includes leftovers from other dishes, giving rise to countless variations. Economic and varied, it approaches preparations like fried noodles or pyttipanna. Fried rice appeared under the Sui dynasty in China. Thus, all variations of this dish trace their origins to Chinese fried rice. Many popular varieties of fried rice have their own list of ingredients. In Greater China, Yangzhou fried rice and Hokkien fried rice are the best known. Because of its Chinese origins, Japanese chāhan is considered a Sino-Japanese dish. Korean bokkeum-bap is generally not, although there is a Sino-Korean variant. In Southeast Asia, nasi goreng and Thai khao phat, Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean, with similar preparations, are highly appreciated dishes. In the West, most restaurants serving a vegetarian clientele have invented their own fried rice recipes, notably egg fried rice. Fried rice also appears on the menus of American restaurants unrelated to the country of origin of the dish. There are finally different types of fried rice in Central and South America. Among these are Ecuadorian chaulafan, Peruvian arroz chaufa, Cuban arroz frito and Puerto Rican arroz mamposteao. Fried rice is frequently found in Asian street cuisine. In some countries of this continent, there are small restaurants, street vendors and traveling merchants specializing in the sale of fried rice. In Indonesian cities, it is common to encounter traveling vendors going from street to street with their cooking cart, before stopping in a lively place or residential area. Many Southeast Asian food stalls offer fried rice with, at your choice, various accompaniments and toppings. --- Entry compiled automatically from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076874) and Wikipedia. It will be replaced as soon as a contributor submits a cooked recipe.