This dish differs from Chinese fried rice in that it is prepared with Thai
jasmine rice instead of regular long-grain rice. It normally contains meat (
chicken,
shrimp, and
crab are all common),
egg,
onions,
garlic and sometimes
tomatoes. The seasonings, which may include
soy sauce, sugar, salt, possibly some
chili sauce, and the ubiquitous nampla (
fish sauce), are stir-fried together with the other ingredients. The dish is then plated and served with accompaniments like
cucumber slices, tomato slices,
lime and sprigs of
green onion and
coriander, and phrik nampla, a spicy sauce made of sliced
Thai chilies, chopped garlic cloves, fish sauce,
lime juice and sugar.
Variants
Thai fried rice has many variants denoted by main ingredient or region. Examples include:
Khao phat namliap (ข้าวผัดหนำเลี้ยบ) – fried rice with
Chinese olives
Khao phat sapparot (ข้าวผัดสับปะรด) –
pineapple fried rice, or a more elaborate version known as khao op sapparot (ข้าวอบสับปะรด), served inside a hollowed-out pineapple and garnished with
raisins and
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 amerikan (ข้าวผัดอเมริกัน: "American fried rice") uses
hot dogs, fried chicken, and eggs as side dishes or mixed into fried rice with
ketchup added. It was served to
U.S. soldiers in Thailand during the
Vietnam War, but now has become common in Thailand.[7]
^"ข้าวผัดรถไฟ เมนูในตำนานแห่งรถไฟไทย" [Khao phat rotfai, the legendary dish of Thai railways]. Maeban (in Thai). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.