foo yong

/ ˈfuː ˈjɒŋ; ˈfuː ˈjʊŋ; ˈfuː ˈjʌŋ /

noun

1. a Chinese dish made of eggs mixed with chicken, crab meat, etc, and cooked like an omelette

Word History and Origins

Origin of foo yong¹

from Chinese fu yung hibiscus

Example Sentences

The menu also goes in for a few Chinese American hybrids — not the ancient war horses like egg foo yong and chow mein, but more recent hybrids.

From New York Times

Sometimes I chop the meat into nuggets to stir into eggs and onions for a kind of ersatz egg foo yong.

From New York Times

There’s an egg foo yong that will “change your life,” too.

From New York Times

“You don’t eat Chinese food every day, but when you want that flavor, when you want that egg foo yong, you know where to go.”

From Los Angeles Times

But egg foo yong is a most approachable, Cantonese-style dish with a tradition of its own: an eggy pancake with a kitchen-sink helping of tender and crisp vegetables, pork, shrimp, even water chestnuts and bean sprouts.

From Washington Post