egg foo yong

noun

ˈeg-ˈfü-ˈyəŋ 

ˈāg-

variants or egg foo young or egg foo yung

: a fried egg patty containing vegetables (such as bean sprouts) and sometimes meat

Examples of egg foo yong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Across from Wing on Wo, red stairs dip under the sidewalk to reveal the subterranean Wo Hop, in operation since 1938, a canteen for Chinese American standbys like egg foo yong and duck lo mein. —Ligaya Mishan David Chow, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Guangdong) fùh yùhng egg white, egg-coated ingredients, literally, a kind of hibiscus

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above