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Why do take-aways charge more for fried rice ?

  • 01-08-2013 12:50PM
    #1
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭


    My local Chinese ( and every other one I know) charges 40c extra for fried rice instead of boiled rice. Does anybody know why ?

    Not that Im giving out, Im not that stingy, but it has always puzzled me.


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  • #2
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,156 ✭✭✭srsly78


    Coz frying stuff uses oil and energy? It's an additional step.


  • #3
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    and theres egg involved too...


  • #4
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Tzardine


    srsly78 wrote: »
    Coz frying stuff uses oil and energy? It's an additional step.

    But boiling water uses more energy, and the amount of oil used must be minimal ?

    Do they charge more because its more popular and they can just get some extra money for each portion ?


  • #5
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    It always seemed wong to me too


  • #6
    1ZRed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,293 ✭✭✭1ZRed


    Why is cooked chicken more expensive than frozen??


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  • #7
    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    fried rice has been boiled first,frying it is an extra process


  • #8
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    mr lee wrote: »
    fried rice has been boiled first,frying it is an extra process

    thanks for the inside information Bruce


  • #9
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    They need a little more Ching Ching.


  • #10
    Dave0301
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,939 ✭✭✭Dave0301


    mr lee wrote: »
    fried rice has been boiled first,frying it is an extra process

    I would listen to mr lee, his username would suggest that he knows what he is talking about.


  • #11
    lkionm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭lkionm


    There is most certainly a chink in your logic

    mod:
    banned.


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  • #12
    Love2love
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭Love2love


    Fried rice is boiled and then cooled for hours before being fried with extra ingredients.


  • #13
    stefan idiot jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭stefan idiot jones


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    thanks for the inside information Bruce

    Please do not reveal his true identity. He is after all working undercover for the Hong Kong Police.


  • #14
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    mr lee wrote: »
    fried rice has been boiled first,frying it is an extra process

    You can buy ready boiled rice you just then heat it up.


  • #15
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Strituck wrote: »
    Not that Im giving out, Im not that stingy,.

    You started a thread about it. :)


  • #16
    knipex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭knipex


    Strituck wrote: »
    But boiling water uses more energy, and the amount of oil used must be minimal ?

    Do they charge more because its more popular and they can just get some extra money for each portion ?

    Jeez.

    Fried rice is made from boiled rice. You take a little oil, boiled rice (normally cooked 24 hours previously and kept in a fridge) some scrambled egg, and depending on location some, light soya, spices and onion. Put the oil in a wok, heat through add the egg and rest of ingredients...

    Its a too step process that requires extra cooking that's why it costs extra...


  • #17
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    Not all fried rice has egg in it.


  • #18
    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    my death was a big hoax


  • #19
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Tzardine


    knipex wrote: »
    Jeez.

    Fried rice is made from boiled rice. You take a little oil, boiled rice (normally cooked 24 hours previously and kept in a fridge) some scrambled egg, and depending on location some, light soya, spices and onion. Put the oil in a wok, heat through add the egg and rest of ingredients...

    Its a too step process that requires extra cooking that's why it costs extra...

    Lol, I didnt realise it was cooked (boiled) first. For some reason I though that it was cooked by frying. Mystery solved.


  • #20
    Tzardine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Tzardine


    anncoates wrote: »
    You started a thread about it. :)

    Im really not that tight. Im actually loaadddded.

    My daddy is a major partner in KPMG.


  • #21
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    mr lee wrote: »
    my death was a big hoax

    Your not china fool anyone?


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  • #22
    Ted_YNWA
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    So is fried rice the leftover boiled rice from the previous day ?


  • #23
    kneemos
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    rolliepoley wrote: »
    You can buy ready boiled rice you just then heat it up.

    Damn near as easy to just boil you're own.Seen a kitchen once where three Chinese students were staying the it was covered in a layer of oil,fried everything apparently.


  • #24
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    kneemos wrote: »
    Damn near as easy to just boil you're own.Seen a kitchen once where three Chinese students were staying the it was covered in a layer of oil,fried everything apparently.

    It saves time and money to buy it ready boiled when buying in bulk.


  • #25
    knipex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭knipex


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    So is fried rice the leftover boiled rice from the previous day ?

    Quite possibly but based on the quantities of fried rice sold I imagine that they boil quite a bit for making fried rice.

    I tend to boil up a big batch of rice in a rice cooker, divide it into portions, put it in ziploc bags and pop in the freezer. Then if I want to make a snack of a meal with fried rice I just pop it out and cook it... Takes only a few minutes, add some steamed chicken, fresh veg and you have a delicious healthy meal...

    Yes not all fried rice has egg in it but all the fried rice I eat has... (IMHO its way better,)


  • #26
    mr lee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭mr lee


    you've found the chink in my armour


  • #27
    donutheadhomer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭donutheadhomer


    Strituck wrote: »
    My local Chinese ( and every other one I know) charges 40c extra for fried rice instead of boiled rice. Does anybody know why ?

    Not that Im giving out, Im not that stingy, but it has always puzzled me.

    it is due to the rules of supply and demand - more people require it so they can charge more for it


  • #28
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    mr lee wrote: »
    you've found the chink in my armour

    Yes but i had to figure out how high and how low your armour would be.


  • #29
    jester77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Strituck wrote: »
    My local Chinese ( and every other one I know) charges 40c extra for fried rice instead of boiled rice. Does anybody know why ?

    Not that Im giving out, Im not that stingy, but it has always puzzled me.

    extra calories = extra €€€


  • #30
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,745 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Strituck wrote: »
    But boiling water uses more energy, and the amount of oil used must be minimal ?

    Do they charge more because its more popular and they can just get some extra money for each portion ?

    The rice must be boiled before it can be fried, so it's not like frying is an 'instead of' step. Fried rice also includes egg, some veggies, and soy sauce, which you won't find in boiled rice.

    The reason it's more expensive is the extra time and cost (for ingredients and energy).


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  • #31
    Murt10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Murt10


    Strituck wrote: »
    Im really not that tight. Im actually loaadddded./QUOTE]


    Not mutually exclusive.

    In fact a tight person is more likely to be loaded than a spendthrift.


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