扬州炒饭, photo 1 of 2
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Yeung Chow Fried Rice in Hong Kong Fast Food Shop
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Ceeseven
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揚州炒飯 - 基隆茶餐廳
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Andy Li
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扬州炒饭

揚州炒飯
Yángzhōu chǎofàn
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Yangzhou fried rice

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 主食 Staple

Rice stir-fried with egg, small shrimp, diced ham, peas, carrot and scallion, each grain separate and lightly salted. Pale rather than brown, since it uses little or no soy sauce.

Usually contains shellfish and egg

Examples

HSK 5
Zuò Yángzhōu chǎofàn yào yòng géyè de mǐfàn, xīn zhǔ de fàn tài ruǎn.
Yangzhou fried rice should be made with day-old rice, because freshly cooked rice is too soft.
HSK 7-9
Yángzhōu chǎofàn lǐ yǒu jīdàn, xiārén, huǒtuǐ hé qīngdòu.
Yangzhou fried rice has egg, shrimp, ham and peas in it.

Tips

usage
Plain egg fried rice is 蛋炒饭. 扬州炒饭 is the version with shrimp, ham and diced vegetables added.

Stroke Order

扬 yáng
州 zhōu
炒 chǎo
饭 fàn