The key to this home-style classic is to use very dry, cooked rice, which makes it a perfect dish for using up any left-over steamed rice sitting in your fridge. In China, fried rice is closely associated with the city of Yangzhou, near Nanjing, where they’ve turned the making of it into a serious art. They meticulously cut all the vegetables and other ingredients into perfectly small pieces. In fact, the townsfolk there are so serious about it they’ve even trademarked Yangzhou fried rice and only certified restaurants are allowed to serve it!