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Default what is the secret ingredient for chinese fried rice?

On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:56:14 +1000, Gregory Toomey >:
>June Moore wrote:
>
>> Anyone know the ingredient for the very unique taste/aroma for the
>> chinese fried rice that you eat at the chinese restaurant?
>> I've tried the sesamie oil but it does not taste like it.

>
>I was going to ask the same thing thus week!
>
>The Chinese fried rice her in Australia seems to have a yellowish colour &
>not much soy sauce.


The yellow is just some tumeric added for color.
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>From observation
>- use a short grain rice
>- use a rice cooker, it produces far better rice
>- msg IS a must to get the Chinese Restaurant taste
>- they seem to have green peas, chopped ham/chinese barbecue pork, egg, &
>small prawns as well. I've seen small dried prawns at the asian grocer.
>
>Also see
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0688146112/
>
>gtoomey