Chinese fried rice

Chinese fried rice
TypeFried rice
Place of originChina
Region or stateGreater China
Main ingredientsCooked rice
VariationsHokkien fried rice, Yangzhou fried rice, yin yang fried rice
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Chinese fried rice
Traditional Chinese炒飯
Simplified Chinese炒饭
Literal meaningfried rice
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinchǎofàn
Bopomofoㄔㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ
Wade–Gilesch'ao3-fan4
Tongyong Pinyinchǎo-fàn
IPA[ʈʂʰàʊ.fân]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcaau2 faan6
IPA[tsʰaw˧˥ fan˨]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJchhá-pn̄g

Chinese fried rice is a family of fried rice dishes popular in Greater China and around the world. It is sometimes served as the penultimate dish in Chinese banquets, just before dessert.