Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:46:54 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> On 1/7/2013 6:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:57:45 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> These are much more glorified versions of fried
>>>> rice. I have seen a restaurant that *doesn't* offer these - even
>>>> the more authentic Chinese restaurants.
>>>
>>> That should say I have NEVER seen a restaurant that does not offer
>>> these. And that's pretty universal across the U.S.
>>
>> I worked with a fellow whose parents were born in China. His mom
>> was a real mail order bride. He said that in his family fried rice
>> was something you made with leftovers.
>
> Except that would be illegal in restaurants, so they make it all fresh
> :-)

How can it be illegal? I've seen that Restaurant Impossible show and they
often have leftovers.