Thai fried rice

Thai fried rice (Thai: ข้าวผัด, RTGS: khao phat, pronounced [kʰâ(ː)w pʰàt]) is a variety of fried rice typical of central Thai cuisine. In Thai, khao means "rice" and phat means "of or relating to being stir-fried."

This dish differs from Chinese fried rice in that it is prepared with Thai

Variants

Thai fried rice has many variants denoted by main ingredient or region. Examples include:

• Khao phat mu (ข้าวผัดหมู) – pork fried rice
• Khao phat kai (ข้าวผัดไก่) – chicken fried rice^[1]
• Khao phat thale (ข้าวผัดทะเล) – seafood fried rice
• Khao phat kung (ข้าวผัดกุ้ง) – shrimp fried rice
• Khao phat pu (ข้าวผัดปู) – fried rice with crab meat^[2]
• Khao phat pla krapong (ข้าวผัดปลากระป๋อง) – fried rice with canned fish (usually sardines or mackerel in tomato sauce)
• Khao phat kak mu (ข้าวผัดกากหมู) – fried rice with pork cracklings
• Khao phat naem (ข้าวผัดแหนม) – fried rice with naem, a type of fermented pork sausage
• Khao phat bekhon (ข้าวผัดเบคอน) – bacon fried rice
• Khao phat khai (ข้าวผัดไข่) – egg fried rice
• Khao phat kaphrao (ข้าวผัดกะเพรา) –
  basil fried rice^[3]
• Khao phat namliap (ข้าวผัดหนำเลี้ยบ) – fried rice with Chinese olives
• Khao phat sapparot (ข้าวผัดสับปะรด) –
  cashew nuts^[4]
• Khao phat che (ข้าวผัดเจ) – vegetarian fried rice
• khao phat tom yam (ข้าวผัดต้มยำ) – a type of fried rice that is adapted from tom yum soup and fried rice
• Khao phat kaeng khiao wan (ข้าวผัดแกงเขียวหวาน) – fried rice mixed with green curry paste
• Khao phat nam phrik long ruea (ข้าวผัดน้ำพริกลงเรือ) – fried rice mixed with nam phrik long ruea, a type of chili paste
• Khao phat rotfai (ข้าวผัดรถไฟ: "train fried rice")^[5] – fried rice mixed with either dark soy sauce or red fermented bean curd^[6]
• U.S. soldiers in Thailand during the Vietnam War, but now has become common in Thailand.^[7]
• Khao khluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) – fried rice mixed with shrimp paste

See also

• American fried rice
• Fried rice
• List of fried rice dishes

References

1. ^ "Khao Phat Kai (Chicken Fried Rice) ข้าวผัดไก่". Clay's Kitchen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
2. ^ "Khao Phat Pu (Crab Fried Shrimp) ข้าวผัดปู". Clay's Kitchen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
3. ^ "Khao Phat Kaphrao (Stir-Fried Rice Thai Chicken with Basil) ข้าวผัดกะเพรา". Clay's Kitchen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
4. ^ Fried Rice Secrets and Night Market
5. ^ "รายการ Cook's Cult ตอนที่ 11 ข้าวผัดรถไฟ จากอาหารเหลือ สู่เมนูยอดนิยม". เอ็น.พี.ริตี้ NP Rity Company Limited (in Thai). 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
6. ^ "ข้าวผัดรถไฟ เมนูในตำนานแห่งรถไฟไทย" [Khao phat rotfai, the legendary dish of Thai railways]. Maeban (in Thai). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
7. ISBN 978-1-4629-1525-5
   . Retrieved January 19, 2017.

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