fried rice
nounUK /ˌfraɪd ˈraɪs/
US /ˌfraɪd ˈraɪs/
Rice that is cooked in a pan with oil and other tasty things.
For dinner, my mom made fried rice with eggs and peas.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A dish of cooked rice stir-fried with vegetables, eggs, or meat, common in East and Southeast Asian cooking.
The restaurant serves excellent Yangzhou fried rice.
3. Leftover rice reheated by frying, often used to avoid wasting food.
We turned last night's rice into fried rice for lunch.
4. A quick home-style meal made by tossing rice with whatever ingredients are on hand.
His fridge-clearing fried rice had shrimp, corn, and scallions.