1 cup long grain rice
8 cups water
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 tablespoon oil (optional)
Condiments
Any meat: chicken seasoned with soy sauce, roast pork, duck, shredded beef, meatballs, liver, Chinese Sausage
Fish fried, smoked, salted, dried and shredded
Shrimp or other seafood
Pickled vegetables
Chopped scallions
Chopped fresh coriander
Shredded ginger
Cold cooked vegetables, well-seasoned, diced or shredded
Marinated raw vegetables, diced or shredded
Dash of soy sauce and/or sesame oil