Koh Mak, Thailand, Fried rice with seafood, Thai fried rice. Many varieties of fried rice have their own specific list of ingredients. In Greater China, egg biryani varieties include Yangzhou fried rice and Hokkien fried rice.
Fried rice is a common street food in Asia. In some Asian countries, small restaurants, street vendors and traveling hawkers specialize in serving fried rice. In Indonesian cities it is common to find fried rice street hawkers moving through the streets with their food cart and stationing it in busy streets or residential areas. Sichuan which uses doubanjiang chili sauce with garlic, green onions, and red onion. Elaborate versions use the sauces to create a yin-yang symbol. This is the most popular fried rice served in Chinese restaurants, commonly referred to simply as “special fried rice” or “house fried rice”.
Chinese-derived fried rice suited to Japanese tastes by the addition of katsuobushi for flavor, prepared with a variety of ingredients. Omurice is fried rice wrapped inside an egg omelette. The fried rice is generally mixed with a variety of vegetables and meat. Ketchup or some other tomato sauce is added to make this. A wide range of fried rice dishes are common in Korean cuisine, often made with whichever ingredients are handy. Cambodian variation of fried rice and usually includes pork, sausages, eggs, garlic, soy sauce, and herbs.
Nasi goreng means fried rice in both the Indonesian and Malaysian Malay languages. Nasi goreng jawa, which means “Javanese fried rice”, commonly includes sambal ulek as a seasoning and has a spicy flavor. Nasi goreng pattaya is Malaysian-style nasi goreng wrapped inside an egg omelette. The fried rice is generally mixed with a variety of vegetables and meat and garnished with tomato sauce. In Indonesia, the dish is called nasi goreng amplop. Nasi goreng ikan asin, is fried rice with salted fish.
Sambal fried rice found in Singapore is a variation of fried rice made with sambal, a condiment based on chilis and belachan, derived from Indonesian and Malaysian influences. There is also a famous fried rice from Indonesian called “Nasi goreng kambing”. It is made with several spices, such as bay leaves, cloves, cardamom, and cumin. It is accompanied with lamb, acar, and krupuk. It is derived from Arabs influences. A popular plain version consists of rice, boiled peas, onions, garlic, and dark soy sauce.