fried rice
noun
: a dish of boiled or steamed rice that is stir-fried typically with soy sauce, beaten egg, chopped meat, and vegetables
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The menu has dishes from Thailand, Vietnam and China, such as som tum salad, egg fried rice with prawns and mango sticky rice.
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Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Related article Chinese celebrity chef vows to never cook egg fried rice again after nationalist backlash
Mo’s good standing with the Chinese government has stirred controversy after his Nobel win.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
One parent claimed in a 2014 issue of the American Montessori Society’s magazine that her 3-year-old twins regularly cooked dishes such as scrambled eggs, biscuits, butter shrimp, and fried rice for the whole family—and then cleaned up afterward.
—Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Some dishes will be available to purchase on-site, but the brisket fried rice and Lao-style ribeye steak are available for pre-orders only.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The new restaurant will also feature a few new menu items, like kimchi fried rice and spicy noodle bop (a rice and ramen mix with flank steak, a sunny side up egg and sweet and spicy bacon).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
Half her customers come for cheeseburgers, half for Asian dishes such as combination teriyaki fried rice or Thai ginger chicken.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
Mao Anying was killed in the Korean War while, legend has it, cooking egg fried rice.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Magic wrote, before describing a menu of veggie fried rice, turkey spring rolls, General Tso’s chicken, black pepper beef, sweet and sour prawns, and king crab with ginger dressing.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Related article Chinese celebrity chef vows to never cook egg fried rice again after nationalist backlash
Mo’s good standing with the Chinese government has stirred controversy after his Nobel win.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
One parent claimed in a 2014 issue of the American Montessori Society’s magazine that her 3-year-old twins regularly cooked dishes such as scrambled eggs, biscuits, butter shrimp, and fried rice for the whole family—and then cleaned up afterward.
—Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
Some dishes will be available to purchase on-site, but the brisket fried rice and Lao-style ribeye steak are available for pre-orders only.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The new restaurant will also feature a few new menu items, like kimchi fried rice and spicy noodle bop (a rice and ramen mix with flank steak, a sunny side up egg and sweet and spicy bacon).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
Half her customers come for cheeseburgers, half for Asian dishes such as combination teriyaki fried rice or Thai ginger chicken.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
Mao Anying was killed in the Korean War while, legend has it, cooking egg fried rice.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Magic wrote, before describing a menu of veggie fried rice, turkey spring rolls, General Tso’s chicken, black pepper beef, sweet and sour prawns, and king crab with ginger dressing.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
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