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n.a Chinese-American dish consisting of eggs beaten and cooked with bean sprouts, onions, minced pork or shrimp, etc.
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egg foo yong
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egg foo yong — ☆ egg foo yong or egg foo young or egg foo yung [eg΄fo͞o yuŋ′ ] n. a Chinese American dish consisting of eggs beaten and cooked with bean sprouts, onions, minced pork or shrimp, etc … English World dictionary
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egg foo yung — noun see egg foo yong … New Collegiate Dictionary
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egg fu yung — noun omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish • Syn: ↑egg foo yong • Regions: ↑China, ↑People s Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Yong tau foo — ( also spelled yong tao foo , yong tau fu , or yong tau hu ) is a Chinese soup dish with Hakka origins commonly found in Singapore and Malaysia.In Malaysia, the Ampang region of Kuala Lumpur is particularly famous for this dish. It is ubiquitous… … Wikipedia
