I don't know if my experience is unusual, but the only times I've seen people eating egg fried rice since I got to uni has been out of a packet or a takeaway. No one seems to know how it's done, let alone trying it for themselves.
Thing is, egg fried rice is really really easy. My mum can do it, and she once exploded an egg over two whole rooms.
Step one - cook some rice. You can use boil-in-the bag, long grain, brown rice, whatever. Follow the cooking instructions on the packet.
These usually go; put rice in pan, pour in enough water to cover the rice plus a little bit, add salt. Boil with the lid on the pan for 10-12 minutes, allow to sit for a minute.
Step two - Heat a little oil in a saucepan or a wok.
While the rice is cooking, you may want to cook a few things to go in it i.e. bacon bits, peas etc. I did bacon.
Step three - put the rice in the pan, and stir so it's all coated in the oil
Step four - Break an egg into your frying pan/wok, and scramble it into the rice.
Step four - Stir the whole lot thoroughly , making sure the egg is all cooked (While I don't object to eating raw egg in cake mix, I do in my actual dinner)
And serve!
Of course one of the best ways to enjoy this, is with a stir fry, and the key to a nice stir fry is in the marinade;
My favourite is peanut butter (preferably crunchy), soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce.
Slice your meat and/or vegetables, leave them to soak for around thirty minutes to an hour, then chuck them in the wok!
Simple, tasty, fast, and easier than anyone seems to realise!
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