Hong Kong rice dish created for a 1996 film
Sorrowful Rice (), or simply char siu egg rice, is a Hong Kong rice dish popularised by Stephen Chow's 1996 comedy film "The God of Cookery". The dish typically consists of cooked rice, char siu, and a fried egg accompanied by vegetables such as choy sum.
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". 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.
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