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炒饭是具有中国特色的一种食物。炒饭泛指以炒的方式制成的米饭料理，狭义上专指以鸡蛋炒成的饭，即蛋炒饭。炒饭是起源于中国的一种食品。

蛋炒饭也是一种美拉德反应，蛋液与米饭表面在加热时产生焦糖化反应，米粒表面会变得较硬且易粒粒分离，才能炒出粒粒分明的炒饭，不必要使用冰箱冷藏煮熟的饭。

Fried rice (Chinese:炒饭; pinyin:chǎo fàn) is a Chinese dish of steamed rice that has been stir-fried in a wok and, usually, mixed with other ingredients, such as eggs, vegetables, and meat, and as such, often served as a complete dish. It is sometimes served as the penultimate dish in Chinese banquets, just before dessert. As a homemade dish, fried rice is typically made with leftover ingredients (including vegetables and/or meat) from other dishes, leading to countless variations, being an economic hodgepodge like it is done with fried noodles or pyttipanna.