Is Chop Suey American or Chinese? It definitely tastes Chinese and “Chop Suey” has a Chinese ring to it. But, many actually believe that Chop Suey is an American dish.  

The story goes that once in San Francisco, when a restaurant was closing down a few sleazy customers bullied the chef into serving them. Since he was out of food he improvised using the leftovers in his kitchen and came up with what became America’s authentic 'Chinese dish'. American Chop Suey!

Anthropologist, M Anderson who disagreed with this popular belief and came to the scene with the Chinese tale of Chop Suey. According to him Chop Suey was born in a county called Taishin in China. 60% of migrants to America from China were from this city. This county is renowned for dishes that use an assortment of vegetables that are stir fried.  He beleives, that since the arrival of the migrants from Taishin, this dish was adopted and then adapted to the American taste.  

So finally, is Chop Suey American or Chinese??...and you thought only humans suffer from identity crisis!

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