Sorrowful Rice

Sorrowful Rice

Alternative names	Char siu egg rice
Place of origin	Hong Kong
Created by	Dai Lung
Main ingredients	Cooked rice, fried egg, char siu
Media: Sorrowful Rice

Sorrowful Rice (Chinese: 黯然销魂饭; pinyin: ànránxiāohún fàn; Cantonese Yale: gam yin siu wan fan), or simply char siu egg rice, is a Hong Kong rice dish popularised by Stephen Chow's 1996 comedy film The God of Cookery.[1] The dish typically consists of cooked rice, char siu, and a fried egg accompanied by vegetables such as choy sum.[2]

Origins

In 1992, the creator of the dish, Dai Lung, was head chef at a Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong frequented by Stephen Chow. After getting to know Lung, Chow expressed interest in making a film about chefs and asked him to create this dish for his film, The God of Cookery.[2] In the film, the protagonist played by Chow creates this simple dish of cooked rice, char siu, and a fried egg, naming it 'Sorrowful Rice'. The dish became popular in Hong Kong in the wake of the film.[3]

See also

• The God of Cookery

References

1. Leung, Man Wan. "Tracing the Origin: Hong Kong's Famous Char Siu Egg Rice". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. Chan, Bernice (16 September 2018). "The real-life God of Cookery revives char siu rice Stephen Chow made famous in film". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
3. Goh, Melody L. (27 November 2020). "Try your hand at making one of Hong Kong's best-loved dishes". The Star. The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

Media related to Char siu rice with fried eggs at Wikimedia Commons