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| Place of origin | Yangzhou, China |
| Created by | Yi Bingshou (Qing dynasty) |
| Main ingredients | cooked rice; cha shao/char siu pork; cooked shrimp;scallions, chopped; egg yolks; peas; carrots |
| Variations | Fried rice |
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| Traditional Chinese | 揚州炒飯 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 扬州炒饭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Yangzhoufried rice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese | cơm chiên Dương Châu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yangzhou fried rice, also known byseveral other spellings and names, is a popularChinesewok-fried rice dish. There are many varieties but it most properly describesegg fried rice with mixedvegetables and two forms ofprotein, typicallypork andshrimp withscallions.
Yangzhou fried rice is acalque of theChinese name written揚州炒飯 intraditional characters or扬州炒饭 insimplified ones, pronouncedYángzhōu chǎofàn inMandarin orjoeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6 inCantonese. Although it did not originate there, it is named forYangzhou, an ancient city at the intersection of theYangtze River and theGrand Canal ineastern China. "Yangzhou" is thepinyinromanization devised in the 1950s and very gradually introduced across the rest of the world. The dish is also frequently known asYangchow fried rice from the same name'sPostal Map form and asYeung Chow fried rice from irregular romanization of its Cantonese pronunciation.
The same dish is also known inAustralia andNew Zealand as "special fried rice[1]". Less often, it is known in theUnited States as "house fried rice".
The difference between Yangzhou fried rice and ordinary fried rice is that Yangzhou style invariably includes a combination of proteins. Rather than using a single protein like shrimp or pork or chicken as the dominant ingredient in fried rice, Yangzhou uses a variety. Most commonly used is a combination of pork and shrimp; roasted or boiled chicken and duck are also found. Ordinarily, some of its staple items include:[2]
The peas may be a replacement or an addition for the green onions. Some recipes includeShaoxing wine. Some western Chinese restaurants also use soy sauce to flavor the rice, and add meat such as chicken.
Yangzhou fried rice was first popularized[where?] by theQingofficialYi Bingshou [zh](t伊秉綬,s伊秉绶,Yī Bǐngshòu; 1754–1815), who had previously been the prefect of Yangzhou[3] and is also traditionally credited foryi mein. Still, there have been attempts by people in Yangzhou to patent the dish.[4]
In October 2015, as part of the 2,500th anniversary of the town of Yangzhou, an attempt was made in Yangzhou at beating the previous world record for fried rice set in 2014 by the Turkey culinary federation. The attempt, made by the World Association of Chinese Cuisine resulted in 4,192 kilograms (9,242 lb) of Yangzhou fried rice being produced by a team of 300 cooks.[5] The organizers initially planned to send the end product to five companies for consumption by their staff. However, about 150 kilograms (330 lb) of it ended up as pig swill, as it had been cooked for four hours and was felt unsuitable for human consumption. As per the organizers' intents, the rest was sent to local canteens.[6] However, due to a part of it being sent to feed animals, the world record attempt was disqualified, as aGuinness World Records spokesman said that it had become obvious that the dish was not fit for human consumption.[7]
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