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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This energetic entertainer is also efficient, practical, and a man of variety, who just as easily whips up pancakes, bacon, and breakfast hash as fajitas, hibachi-style fried rice, and smash burgers without sweating a bead. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 Then choose a brunch entrée from selections including French toast, smoked salmon with labneh, duck confit fried rice, breakfast sliders and steak and eggs. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026 The lobster fried rice followed, comforting and well-seasoned with dashi butter and roasted garlic, giving it depth. Evan Moore november 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025 The most popular menu items are the Thai fried rice, panang curry and pad Thai, each of which come in an easily portable bowl. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fried rice

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fried rice was in 1795

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“Fried rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fried%20rice. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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