Arroz chaufa
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Arroz chaufa is a common Peruvian
, typical of chifa
cooking and Peruvian cooking in general. It consists of a mix of fried rice with vegetables, usually including Chinese onions, eggs, and meat, quickly cooked at a high flame, often in a wok with soy sauce and oil. It is highly influenced by Chinese cuisine due to the influx of Chinese immigrants to Peru.
One who is specialized in the art of making chaufa is known as a chaufero. There are reported to be 9,000 chifa
s in Lima
alone.
: chǎofàn, Cantonese: Cháau Faahn), literally "fried rice".
The dish is accompanied by soy sauce and/or an aji-based cream.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, typical of chifa
Chifa
Chifa is a term used in Peru to refer to a style of Chinese cooking in which ingredients which are available in Peru have been substituted for those originally used in China. Chinese immigrants came to Peru mainly from the southern province of Guangdong and particularly its capital city Guangzhou...
cooking and Peruvian cooking in general. It consists of a mix of fried rice with vegetables, usually including Chinese onions, eggs, and meat, quickly cooked at a high flame, often in a wok with soy sauce and oil. It is highly influenced by Chinese cuisine due to the influx of Chinese immigrants to Peru.
One who is specialized in the art of making chaufa is known as a chaufero. There are reported to be 9,000 chifa
Chifa
Chifa is a term used in Peru to refer to a style of Chinese cooking in which ingredients which are available in Peru have been substituted for those originally used in China. Chinese immigrants came to Peru mainly from the southern province of Guangdong and particularly its capital city Guangzhou...
s in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
alone.
Etymology
The word "chaufa" comes from the Chinese word "chaofan" (Simplified Chinese: 炒饭, Traditional Chinese: 炒飯, PinyinPinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: chǎofàn, Cantonese: Cháau Faahn), literally "fried rice".
Variations
- Arroz chaufa with chicken
- Arroz chaufa with beef
- Arroz chaufa with pork
- Arroz chaufa "airport"
- Arroz chaufa "wild"
- Arroz Chaufa with duck
- Arroz chaufa with jerky
- Arroz chaufa with tongue
- Arroz chaufa with seafood
- Arroz chaufa with fish
- Arroz chaufa with alligator or lizard
- Arroz chaufa "special"
- Arroz chaufa "Taypa"
- It is possible to adapt the recipe with other grains:
- Chaufa of QuinuaQuinuaQuinua can refer to* Quinoa , a species of goosefoot grown as an edible crop* Quinua, Peru, a small town in Huamanga Province...
- Chaufa of wheatWheatWheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
The dish is accompanied by soy sauce and/or an aji-based cream.