[2] Luncheon meat (such as American Spam or Danish Tulip), egg, moyashi (bean sprouts) and gōyā (bitter melon) are some other common ingredients.

Spam is not typically used in mainland Japan, but it is more common in Okinawa due primarily to the historical influence of its introduction by the US Navy.

The term originates from the Malay and Indonesian word campur (pronounced "cham-poor"), meaning "mix".

[3] Long a local specialty only found on Okinawa, chanpurū has in recent years, through television shows and increased interest in Okinawan culture, spread to many restaurants on mainland Japan.

[2] It is considered best form to crumble the tofu into the frying pan by hand, so as to avoid uniform cubes.