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Definition of fried rice
: a dish of boiled or steamed rice that is stir-fried typically with soy sauce, beaten egg, chopped meat, and vegetables
Examples of fried rice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The slivers of beef filling out the khao pad ped (#27a, $9.99) were anything but dry and only complimented the red curry sauce coating the fried rice, which came off mellow at first bite only to deepen in flavor with every forkful.
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Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal, "This Thai restaurant excels with top-notch curries and fiery homemade hot sauce," 6 Nov. 2019 Omurice is a cross between an omelette and Japanese fried rice.
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Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, "The Japanese Fried-Rice Omelette That Rewired My Brain," 5 Nov. 2019 Seating has grown from 58 to 160, and what was once a cramped spot to grab a late-night bowl of pho (Vietnamese beef-noodle soup) or Chinese mixed fried rice is now a more comfortable spot for a more leisurely meal anytime.
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Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Review: A fresh look at ‘old’ Hard Rock restaurants Kuro, the Bol and a gilded burger at Hard Rock Cafe," 24 Oct. 2019 Hwang also makes two sensational takes on fried rice.
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Los Angeles Times, "Review: At the best Korean restaurant outside Ktown, start with the amazing dumpling soup," 10 Oct. 2019 Traditional favorites include a variety of noodle soups, dumplings, rolls, and fried rice.
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orlandosentinel.com, "2019 Orlando Sentinel Best Bets: Dining & Restaurants winners," 5 Oct. 2019 The selection is wide spanning, with categories that include stir-fries, lo mein, fried rice, chow fun, congee, and hotpot.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Where to go for brunch, ice cream, scones and more? You asked, we answered.," 3 Oct. 2019 In addition to Chinese specialties, served à la carte or with chow mein or fried rice, Little Wok serves four kinds of banh mi sandwiches.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "What’s new at San Diego casinos: restaurants, beer, mobile apps and menu changes," 8 Sep. 2019 And to wrap the week up and make use of any lingering leftovers, there’s nothing better than a quick fried rice.
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Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "The new meal prep: 6 dinners from 3 basic ingredients," 28 Aug. 2019
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The first known use of fried rice was in 1907
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