Yeung Chow Fried Rice
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"Yeung Chow Fried Rice" or "Yangzhou Chao Fan" (also spelt as "Yung Chow") is a popular Chinese
style wok
fried rice
dish in many Chinese
restaurants in China
, The Americas, Australia
, United Kingdom
, and the Philippines
. The ingredients vary, but there are staple items like:
Chinese barbecued pork or 'cha siu' (叉燒) is an essential ingredient in Yang Zhou Fried Rice. It is the barbecued pork that gives it its special sweetish flavour.
Some variations of the dish are darker when dark soya sauce is used. Most authentic Chinese restaurant
s use the lighter variety of soy sauce .
Despite the name, this dish does not originate from Yangzhou
; instead, the recipe was invented by the Qing dynasty's Yi Bingshou (1754–1815) and the dish was named Yeung Chow fried rice since Yi was once the regional magistrate of Yangzhou. Still, there have been attempts by people in Yangzhou to patent the dish .
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
style wok
Wok
A wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia.Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used in other Chinese cooking techniques, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup...
fried rice
Fried rice
Fried rice is a popular component of Asian cuisine, especially Chinese food. It is made from steamed rice stir-fried in a wok, often with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, and meat. It is sometimes served as the penultimate dish in Chinese banquets...
dish in many Chinese
Chinese cuisine
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restaurants in China
China
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, The Americas, Australia
Australia
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and the Philippines
Philippines
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. The ingredients vary, but there are staple items like:
- Cooked rice (preferably day old because freshly cooked rice is too sticky)
- Barbecued pork / 'cha siu' (叉燒)Char siuChar siu , otherwise known as barbecued meat in China or Chinese-flavored barbecued meat outside China, is a popular way to flavor and prepare pork in Cantonese cuisine. It is classified as a type of siu mei, Cantonese roasted meat...
- Cooked shrimp
- Scallions (Spring Onions - UK), chopped, including green ends
- Eggs yolks
- Peas
- Carrots
Chinese barbecued pork or 'cha siu' (叉燒) is an essential ingredient in Yang Zhou Fried Rice. It is the barbecued pork that gives it its special sweetish flavour.
Some variations of the dish are darker when dark soya sauce is used. Most authentic Chinese restaurant
Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...
s use the lighter variety of soy sauce .
Despite the name, this dish does not originate from Yangzhou
Yangzhou
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across...
; instead, the recipe was invented by the Qing dynasty's Yi Bingshou (1754–1815) and the dish was named Yeung Chow fried rice since Yi was once the regional magistrate of Yangzhou. Still, there have been attempts by people in Yangzhou to patent the dish .