Claws, eggs are NOT a vital ingredient in fried rice. It is common but it is not vital. Lots of people have alergies and so cannot include it in the recipe. What said about rice being a cook's dish is right. S/h can add whatever take his/her fancy or whatever national or ethnic direction s/he wants to take the dish. Curry, msg, cinamon, oregano (even) parsley, cordamon etc, all send the pallet and the nostril to different culinary journeys. But it's one dish which is ruled by the pantry.
