Top: Plain java rice from Goldilocks Bakeshop, Bottom: Java rice with pimiento from Kenny Rogers Roasters | |
Alternative names | Yellow fried rice |
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Type | Fried rice |
Course | Part of main course, side dish |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Created by | Filipino cuisine |
Serving temperature | Warm |
Main ingredients | Rice, annatto or turmeric, garlic and/or onion |
Ingredients generally used | Paprika, pimiento or bell pepper, tomato ketchup |
Java rice, sometimes called yellow fried rice,[1] is a Filipino fried rice dish characterized by its yellow-orange tint from the use of turmeric or annatto. Variants of the dish add bell peppers, pimiento, paprika, and/or tomato ketchup to season the fried rice.[2][3][1] Despite its name, it does not originate from Java or Indonesia in general.[3][1]
Although its actual origin is uncertain, java rice is associated with Engracia Cruz-Reyes' Aristocrat restaurant (founded in 1936 in Manila), in part due to their popularization of serving their chicken barbecue (inihaw) with this preparation of rice.[3][1][4][5]