William Boyd wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Witchy Way wrote:
>>
>>> <<What have you found so far in your search of the internet?>>
>>>
>>> no recipes that have been tested out. i'd rather have someone's recipe
>>> that they make all the time
>>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is Fried Rice isn't a recipe sort of dish. It's a
>> conglomeration of leftovers.
>>
>> Saute some leftover steamed rice in a little peanut oil or lard
>> (leftover rice works a lot better than freshly cooked rice.) Add some
>> chopped onions and chopped leftover roast meat. Add a handful of frozen
>> peas and carrots. Stir in a beaten egg and some oyster sauce. Use
>> soy sauce if you don't have oyster sauce, but soy doesn't work nearly
>> as well IMHO. Sprinkle with just a little sesame oil before serving.
>>
>> I've made it lots of times. I don't measure anything. HTH
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bob
>
>
> That is not all together quite correct. True you can drum up a dish of
> fried rice with left overs, but there are fried rice dishes from scratch.
> I spent many years in the south pacific and visited many eateries.
> In an eatery in Thailand (and many other countries) You go in for
> breakfast and see the menu Sausage and eggs with rice. You have a choice
> of rice, for it to be plain or fried. The fried rice will have very
> little additions other than a little chopped garlic onions and soy sauce.
> In the event you want to order fried rice you state the major meat
> ingredient along with the word cow pot. now that is just the rice and it
> is to be fried. what is the major meat ingredient, well they call things
> like the sound they make "Ka" is chicken "Mo" is beef,
> Now I was unaware that shrimp make a noise , but it must be "chi",
> now to the best of my memory that is the names of some of the fried
> rice. But then the seasoning can be different, such as Chinese Cantonese
> seem to put a little Ginger in their rice, but basically moat other
> things are the same. I have had fried rice in Korea in many locations
> and it varies just slightly. My Filipina wife would fix rice with the
> un-canning resemblance to Taipei, Saigon, Bangkok or Soul and she has
> never been there.
>
One thing I forgot to mention in Thailand they will bring you a
little 2" saucer with soy sauce and containing little small green
rings, this is the famed thai hot peppers, judge for your self.

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BILL P.
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