Chop suey, USA, the story of Chinese food in America, Yong Chen
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Label
Chop suey, USA, the story of Chinese food in America, Yong Chen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Chop suey, USA
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
884500159
Responsibility statement
Yong Chen
Series statement
Arts and traditions of the table: perspectives on culinary history
Sub title
the story of Chinese food in America
Summary
American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consumed cuisine in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popular ethnic cuisine. Chop Suey, USA offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise of Chinese food, revealing the forces that made it ubiquitous in the American gastronomic landscape and turned the country into an empire of consumption