fried rice
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This is the everyday Thai term for fried rice, typically cooked with egg, vegetables, meat, or seafood and seasonings.
fried rice
A dish of cooked rice stir-fried with seasonings and ingredients such as egg, vegetables, meat, or seafood.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines ข้าว (“rice”) and ผัด (“to stir-fry”), but ข้าวผัด as a whole is the name of a dish and functions as a noun. To specify the main ingredient, place it after ข้าวผัด, as in ข้าวผัดหมู (“pork fried rice”) or ข้าวผัดกุ้ง (“shrimp fried rice”). จาน is used when counting plates or servings: ข้าวผัดหนึ่งจาน means “one plate of fried rice.”
Usage
It is commonly used when ordering at street stalls, casual eateries, and restaurants, as well as when reading menus or discussing meals at home. It frequently appears with the name of the main ingredient.
Caution
ผัด by itself is a verb meaning “to stir-fry,” while ข้าวผัด as a whole is a noun naming the dish. The main ingredient normally comes after ข้าวผัด.