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
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 (simplified Chinese: 炒饭; traditional Chinese: 炒飯; pinyin: chǎofàn; Jyutping: caau2 faan6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhá-pn̄g; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄔㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ) 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, [1] [2] just before dessert.