Fried rice

Fried rice

Thai-style seafood fried rice
Alternative names	List arroz mamposteao – Puerto Rican Spanish arroz frito – Philippine Spanish bai cha (បាយឆា) – Khmer bokkeum-bap (볶음밥) – Korean bhuteko bhat (भुटेको भात) – Nepalese yakimeshi (焼飯) – Japanese chǎofàn (炒饭(s); 炒飯(t)) – Chinese chaulafan – Ecuadorian Spanish chaufa – Peruvian Spanish cơm chiên, cơm rang – Vietnamese htamin gyaw (ထမင်းကြော်) – Burmese khao pad (ข้าวผัด) – Thai nasi goreng – Indonesian/Malay sinangág – Tagalog sinanlag – Cebuano singlé násî - Kapampángan
Type	Rice dish
Course	Main course
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Worldwide
Main ingredients	Cooked rice, cooking oil
Variations	Bokkeum-bap Chāhan Chǎo fàn Khao phat Nasi goreng
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Fried rice is a dish of cooked rice that has been stir-fried in a wok or a frying pan and is usually mixed with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, seafood, or meat. It is often eaten by itself or as an accompaniment to another dish. Fried rice is a popular component of East Asian, Southeast Asian and certain South Asian cuisines, as well as a staple national dish of Indonesia. As a homemade dish, fried rice is typically made with ingredients left over from other dishes, leading to countless variations. Fried rice first developed during the Sui dynasty in China.^[1]

Many varieties of fried rice have their own specific list of ingredients. In China, common varieties include Yangzhou fried rice and Hokkien fried rice. Japanese chāhan is considered a Japanese Chinese dish, having derived from Chinese fried rice dishes. In Southeast Asia, similarly constructed Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean nasi goreng and Thai khao phat are popular dishes. In the West, most restaurants catering to vegetarians have invented their own varieties of fried rice, including egg fried rice. Fried rice is also seen on the menus of non-Asian countries’ restaurants offering cuisines with no native tradition of the dish. Additionally, the cuisine of some Latin American countries includes variations on fried rice, including Ecuadorian chaulafan, Peruvian arroz chaufa, Cuban arroz frito, and Puerto Rican arroz mampostea(d)o.

Fried rice is a common street food in Asia and other parts of the world. In some Asian countries, small restaurants, street vendors and traveling hawkers specialise in serving fried rice. In Indonesian cities it is common to find fried rice street vendors stationing their food carts in busy streets or residential areas. Many Southeast Asian street food stands offer fried rice with a selection of optional garnishes and side dishes.