Egg foo young

Egg foo young
Pork egg foo young with brown gravy
Alternative namesEgg fooyung, egg foo yong, egg foo yung, egg fu yung, or fu yung hai
TypeMeal
Place of originChina
Region or stateGuangdong
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsEggs, meat, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, cabbage, spring onions, mushrooms, and water chestnuts
Variationsroast pork, shrimp, chicken, beef, or lobster
Egg foo young
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinfúróngdàn
Bopomofoㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ
Wade–Gilesfu2-jung2-tan4
IPA[fǔ.ɻʊ̌ŋ.tân]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationfùh'yùhngdáan
Jyutpingfu4 jung4 daan6*2
IPA[fu˩.jʊŋ˩.tan˧˥]

Egg foo young (Chinese: 芙蓉蛋; pinyin: fúróngdàn; Jyutping: fu4 jung4 daan6*2 (literally meaning "hibiscus egg"), also spelled fu yong or yung) is an omelette dish found in Chinese cuisine. The name comes from the Cantonese language.