DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Bai Cha
Cambodian fried rice with Siem Reap sausage, egg and vegetables.
About Bai Cha
Terence Carter’s Cambodian bai cha pairs cooked rice with Siem Reap sausage and egg. He describes sausage-and-egg fried rice as an especially widespread Cambodian version, with a lighter seasoning style.
Garlic, carrot, French beans and spring onion accompany the rice. Light soy sauce, salt and sugar season the base; optional oyster sauce, sesame oil and fish sauce offer additional savoury notes.
The rice remains light in texture, with small vegetable pieces and sliced omelette alongside the sausage. High-heat wok cooking supplies the smoky aroma described for this version.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Soy.
Optional additions: Molluscs, Sesame, Fish.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bai Cha
Terence Carter’s Cambodian Siem Reap sausage-and-egg bai cha.
- Siem Reap sausageProteinIngredient page not linked
- EggsProtein
- CarrotBase
- French beansBase
- GarlicAromatic
- SugarSweetener
- Light soy sauceSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Cooked riceBase
- Spring onionsAromatic
- Oyster sauceSeasoning · Optional
- Sesame oilSeasoning · Optional
- Fish sauceSeasoning · Optional
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Siem Reap sausage: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named local sausage compound; source244 distinguishes pork and beef by colour, but card names no colour or species. Exact meat and full formula unresolved.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- French beans: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader green-bean link, exact source French-bean form.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Light soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed; Wheat (gluten) unconfirmed. Light type supported by local style237; exact supplier formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooked rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Rice variety and prior cooking formula unprovided.
- Spring onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed ingredient; exact addition stage absent from written method.
- Oyster sauce (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Source optional extra246/280, exact complete sauce formula unprovided.
- Sesame oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed
- Fish sauce (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Explicit additional optional preference247; not part of required lighter seasoning.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method283/285; botanical source unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Cambodia
- CambodiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cambodian Cuisine
- Khmer CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.