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Chinese Rice Dishes Menu

Fried rice China is the world’s largest rice producer, and one of the earliest centers of rice cultivation. For thousands of years, the Chinese people have been diligently cultivating their land for favorable harvests. The agricultural way of life, with rice as the center, has played an important role in China’s history. In the past, people held the belief that the precious things of life are the five grains with rice being number one, instead of pearls or jade.

For the Chinese people, rice is the staple food in everyday meals. They eat it as Westerners do with bread. Rice is cooked by boiling or steaming, till it absorbs as much water as it can.

There is a rich collection of rice dishes in China. Among them, fried rice might be the most popular not only in China, but also around the world. Depending on the types and amount of added ingredients, such as beans, chopped meat, vegetables, eggs, etc., as well as different manners of preparation, there have developed endless variations of fried rice.

Rice may also be made into rice porridge (congee). When cooking porridge, more water than usual is added to make the rice saturated with water and very soft and viscous. It is often served and eaten with pickles, bamboo shoots, salted duck eggs, pickled tofu and many other condiments. Besides a common food on the dining table, rice porridge can also serve as food therapy for the unwell by adding ingredients of therapeutic value.

Rice Dishes

English	Chinese	Pronunciation	Characters
Fried Rice with Beef and Garlic	hēi jiāo xiāng suàn niú liǔ lì chǎo fàn	hay jyaoww sshyang swann nyoh lyoh lee chaoww-fan	黑椒香蒜牛柳粒炒饭
Rice with Braised Beef Brisket	hóng shāo niú nǎn fàn	hong-shaoww nyoh nan fan	红烧牛腩饭
Stewed Beef Rice	hóng shāo niúròu fàn	hong-shaoww nyoh-roh fan	红烧牛肉饭
Rice with Beef	niúròu gàifàn	nyoh-roh geye fan	牛肉盖饭
Fried Rice with Egg, Beef and Green Pepper	qīng jiāo niúròu dàn chǎo fàn	ching jyaoww nyoh-roh dan chaoww-fan	青椒牛肉蛋炒饭
Fried Rice with Beef and Lettuce	shēngcài niúròu chǎo fàn	shnng-tseye nyoh-roh chaoww-fan	生菜牛肉炒饭
Fried Rice with Minced Beef and BBQ Sauce	shā chá niú sōng fàn	shaa-chaa nyoh song fan	沙茶牛松饭
Rice with Beef Filet and Hot Green Pepper	háng jiāo niú liǔ fàn	hung jyaoww nyoh lyoh fan	杭椒牛柳饭
Rice with Curry Beef	gālí niúròu fàn	gaa-lee nyoh-roh fan	咖喱牛肉饭
Rice with Beef and Black Pepper	hēi jiāo niú liǔ fàn	hay jyaoww nyoh lyoh fan	黑椒牛柳饭
Fried Rice with Bacon and Mixed Vegetables	fěicuì péi gēn chǎo fàn	fay-tsway pay-gnn chaoww-fan	翡翠培根炒饭
Fried Rice with Pork and Black Pepper	hēi jiāo zhūròu fàn	hay jyaoww joo-roh fan	黑椒猪肉饭
Fried Rice with Egg and Sausage	hóng cháng chǎo fàn	hong chung chaoww-fan	红肠炒饭
Rice with Fried Spare Ribs	huángjīn dà pái fàn	hwung-jin daa peye fan	黄金大排饭
Fried Rice with Ham	huǒtuǐ chǎo fàn	hwor-tway chaoww-fan	火腿炒饭
Fried Rice with Shredded Pork in Soy Sauce	jiàngyóu ròu sī chǎo fàn	jiang-yoh roh srr chaoww-fan	酱油肉丝炒饭
Rice with Spare Ribs	jīngdū páigǔ fàn	jing-doo peye-goo fan	京都排骨饭
Fried Rice with Preserved Pork	là ròu chǎo fàn	laa roh chaoww-fan	腊肉炒饭
Rice with Meatballs	shīzi tóu fàn	shrr-dzrr toh fan	狮子头饭
Fried Rice with Meat and Vegetables	shí jǐn chǎo fàn	shrr jin chaoww-fan	什锦炒饭
Rice with White Gourd and Assorted Meat in Soup	shí jǐn dōngguā lì pào fàn	shrr jin dong-gwaa lee paoww fan	什锦冬瓜粒泡饭
Steamed Rice with Red-Cooked Pork	lǔ ròu fàn	lyoo roh fan	卤肉饭
Steamed Rice with Pork Slices and Mushrooms	xiān mó zhū liǔ pèi mǐfàn	sshyen mor joo lyoh pay mee-fan	鲜蘑猪柳配米饭
Fried Rice with Pork and Vegetables	qīng yè chǎo fàn	ching yeah chaoww-fan	青叶炒饭
Rice with Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce	chǐ zhī páigǔ fàn	chrr jrr peye-goo fan	豉汁排骨饭
Rice with Stewed Pork, Taiwan Style	tái shì lǔ ròu fàn	teye shrr lyoo roh fan	台式卤肉饭
Rice Cooked with Chicken Soup	jī tāng fàn	jee tung fan	鸡汤饭
Hainanese Chicken Rice	hǎinán jī fàn	heye-nan jee fan	海南鸡饭
Fried Rice with Diced Chicken, Salted Fish and Shredded Lettuce	shēngcài sī xián yú jī lì chǎo fàn	shnng-tseye srr sshyen yoo jee lee chaoww-fan	生菜丝咸鱼鸡粒炒饭
Rice with Stewed Chicken in Coke	kělè jī fàn	ker-ler jee fan	可乐鸡饭
Rice with Stewed Chicken Leg	jī tuǐ fàn	jee-tway fan	鸡腿饭
Rice with Chicken and Chili and Pepper	là zǐ jī fàn	laa dzrr jee fan	辣子鸡饭
Rice with Chicken Giblets	jiācháng jī zá fàn	jyaa-chung jee dzaa fan	家常鸡杂饭
Rice with Curry Chicken	gālí jī fàn	gaa-lee jee fan	咖喱鸡饭
Rice with Roasted Eel	pú shāo mányú fàn	poo shaoww man-yoo fan	蒲烧鳗鱼饭
Fried Rice with Salty Fish and Diced Eggplant	xián yú qié lì chǎo fàn	sshyen yoo chyeah lee chaoww-fan	咸鱼茄粒炒饭
Rice with Fish Filet in Curry Sauce	gālí yúpái fàn	gaa-lee yoo-peye fan	咖喱鱼排饭
Rice with Salmon	sān wén yú fàn	san wnn yoo fan	三文鱼饭
Fried Rice with Seafood	hǎi huáng chǎo fàn	heye hwung chaoww-fan	海皇炒饭
Fried Rice with Fresh Shrimps	huó xiā chǎo fàn	hwor sshyaa chaoww-fan	活虾炒饭
Rice with Fried Shrimps and Scrambled Egg	huá dàn xiā rén fàn	hwaa dan sshyaa rnn fan	滑蛋虾仁饭
Rice with Codfish in Thai Sauce	tài zhī yín xuě yú fàn	teye jrr yin sshwair yoo fan	泰汁银雪鱼饭
Fried Rice with Crab Meat	zhāo pái gāo xiè ròu chǎo fàn	jaoww peye gaoww sshyeah roh chaoww-fan	招牌羔蟹肉炒饭
Rice with Shrimps in Maggie Sauce	měi jí jiàng ròu xiā fàn	may jee jyang roh sshyaa fan	美极酱肉虾饭
Fried Rice with Assorted Seafood in XO Sauce	XOjiàng hǎixiān dàn chǎo fàn	XO jyang heye-sshyen dan chaoww-fan	XO酱海鲜蛋炒饭
Fried Rice with Shrimps	xiā rén chǎo fàn	sshyaa rnn chaoww-fan	虾仁炒饭
Steamed Rice with Diced Abalone and Scallops	shā guō fù háo mèn fàn	shaa gwor foo hao mnn fan	砂锅富豪焖饭
Eight Delicacies Rice	bābǎo fàn	baa-baoww fan	八宝饭
Fried Rice with Egg	jīdàn chǎo fàn	jee-dan chaoww-fan	鸡蛋炒饭
Fried Rice with Pickled Vegetables	pào cài chǎo fàn	paoww tseye chaoww-fan	泡菜炒饭
Rice in Shredded Vegetable Soup, Shanghai Style	Shànghǎi pào fàn	shaung-heye paoww fan	上海泡饭
Fried Rice with Vegetables	shūcài chǎo fàn	shoo-tseye chaoww fan	蔬菜炒饭