chicken fried rice

Asian poultry grain

Chicken fried rice is a dish of cooked rice stir-fried with pieces of chicken, egg, vegetables, and soy sauce.

A staple of Chinese-American takeout, it's often made with day-old rice for better texture: I ordered chicken fried rice and an egg roll.

The name follows the pattern of other fried rice variations—shrimp fried rice, pork fried rice.

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green onions · takeout · paper carton · Chinese · stir-fry · sesame oil · peas · carrots · garlic · ginger · MSG · greasy · steaming · chopsticks · crispy · savory · hibachi · teriyaki

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cooking method

chicken fried ricesteamed rice

Grain cooked with vapor

congee · rice porridge · sushi rice · risotto · rice pilaf

dish complexity/seasoning

chicken fried riceplain rice

Unseasoned cooked grain

white rice

protein type

chicken fried ricevegetable fried rice

Stir-fried grain with produce

egg fried rice · shrimp fried rice · pork fried rice

Family

chicken, fried, rice, chickens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G