I don't know this for sure, but fried rice is often made of rice leftover from the day before. It's offered as a breakfast option, along with fried noodles in the cafeteria at this school. Maybe it seems strange to them to offer that?

I'm a Chinese. Fried rice and noodles are originated from leftovers. When I was very young, my family did so. But today,those supplied in restrounts are not necessarily leftover, it's only a way to process food to put more flavour. However, more and more Chinese began to realize that fried food is unhealthy. So few Chinese eat fired rice or noodle, except those from culturally poor areas.

Because overseas restaurants couldn't sell plain rice as a stand alone dish....it is too blane

What? Wait? There are loads of Fried rice options in local restaurants, what are you talking about??

The food that I grew up eating in Chinese resturants in Australia is not comparable to that which you get in China. As others have said fried rice is traditionaly a way of using leftovers, but has found a place on the menu of most older less authentic Asian style resturants in Western countries. Due to the influx of Chinese immigrants to Australia there are now many more authentic Chinese resturants to be found and while they may also have fried rice on the menu I have never actually ordered it or seen many customers eating it.

I'm confused... how fancy of a place are you trying to get fried rice from? Any of the hole in the wall place labeled 小吃 would be more than happy to fix you up with some tasty fried rice, and you can normally talk them into adding basically anything you want in it. It may be tricky to talk them into making it the first time, but i would recommend the 干保鸡丁炒饭 （kung pao chicken fried rice).

In Guangdong it's everywhere ...

Fried rice is a common dish, so it is not usual in Beijing's high-class restaurt and luxury hotel