egg foo young

Asian fried patty

Egg foo young is a Chinese-American dish of beaten eggs mixed with vegetables and often meat or shrimp, pan-fried into small patties or an omelet and typically served with a savory brown gravy.

The dish appears on most American Chinese restaurant menus: I'll have the shrimp egg foo young with fried rice.

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gravy · bean sprouts · takeout · fried · restaurant · Cantonese · scallions · green onions · savory · golden · patty · soy sauce · shrimp · pork · chicken · fluffy · batter · pan-fried

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egg dish simplicity/complexity

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Heat-set poultry product

fried egg · poached egg · hard-boiled egg · soft-boiled egg · scrambled eggs

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eggs, egging, young, younger, youngest, youngster, youngsters, youngish

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G