Chahan (dish) Chahan (dish) "Chahan" may have originated from Chinese immigrants who arrived at the port of Kobe, Japan in the 1860s. In Chinese, fried rice is called "chǎofàn" (); these same Chinese characters have a Japanese reading of "Chāhan". "Chahan" is a Japanese fried rice dish that is typically fried, and can be cooked by stir frying it in a wok. Rice is used as a primary ingredient, and myriad additional ingredients can be used, such as vegetables, onion, garlic, edible mushrooms such as shiitake, tofu, pork, pork belly, seafoods such as crab meat, roe, salmon, shrimp and octopus, scrambled egg,
The Main Ingredient (Pete Rock & CL Smooth album) The Main Ingredient (Pete Rock & CL Smooth album) The Main Ingredient is the second album by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, released on November 8, 1994. It would become their last album together. Characterized by sultry soul and jazz samples, "The Main Ingredient" saw a more polished sound than the duo’s debut, building on the praise that they had already garnered. The album is notable for its snappy, crispy drums and extensive use of vocal scratches, usually from songs by Biz Markie. Although missing a centerpiece on the scale of "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)", the album contains some