Without egg fried rice, we [China] would be no different from North Korea. Sadly, there’s not that big a difference nowadays.” Due to the offending post, Jiangsu Unicom’s account was likely ...

The term "egg fried rice" has thus taken on a sensitive political connotation on the Chinese internet. The since-deleted video was posted on Monday (November 27).

“As a chef, I will never make egg fried rice again,” Wang Gang, a celebrity chef with more than 10 million online fans, pledged in a video message on Monday.