Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States by Andrew Coe

Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States

Andrew Coe

8 hours first pub 2009 (view editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative slow-paced
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Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States by Andrew Coe is ideal for readers curious about how immigration, cultural adaptation, and changing American tastes have shaped ethnic cuisines into national staples.

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In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food. Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United States--by far the most plentiful among all our ethn...

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