Omelette dish
Egg foo youngPork egg foo young with brown gravy |
Alternative names | Egg fooyung, egg foo yong, egg foo yung, egg fu yung, or fu yung hai |
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Type | Meal |
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Place of origin | China |
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Region or state | Guangdong |
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Serving temperature | Hot |
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Main ingredients | Eggs, meat, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, cabbage, spring onions, mushrooms, and water chestnuts |
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Variations | roast pork, shrimp, chicken, beef, or lobster |
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Egg foo young (Chinese: 芙蓉蛋; pinyin: fúróngdàn; Jyutping: fu4 'jung4 daan6*2, also spelled egg fooyung, egg foo yong, egg foo yung, or egg fu yung) is an omelette dish found in Chinese cuisine.[1][2][3]
The name comes from the Cantonese language. Egg foo young is derived from fu yung egg slices, a mainland Chinese recipe from Guangdong.[citation needed]