chop suey
Stir-fried vegetable mix
Chop suey is an American-Chinese dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried and served in a thick sauce, typically over rice.
The name comes from Cantonese words meaning "assorted pieces," reflecting the dish's mix of whatever ingredients are on hand.
Though associated with Chinese cuisine, it was largely developed in America: We ordered chop suey and egg rolls from the takeout place.
Quick-cook in hot oil
- wokConcave cooking pan
- bean sproutsGerminated legume seedlings
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
chicken · beef · shrimp · bamboo shoots · water chestnuts · celery · onions · cabbage
Confused, disorderly mixture
- mishmashDisorderly mixture of elements
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- assortmentMixed collection of things
potpourri · odds and ends · miscellany · patchwork · grab bag · motley · ragbag · gallimaufry
Of dual nationality heritage
- AmericanizedCulturally adapted to US
- melting potCultural fusion place
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
immigrant cuisine · hybrid · assimilation · diaspora · transcultural · innovation · reinvention · localized
stir-fry
Quick-cook in hot oil
- wokConcave cooking pan
- bean sproutsGerminated legume seedlings
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
soy sauce · chicken · beef · shrimp · bamboo shoots · water chestnuts · celery · onions · cabbage · mushrooms
hodgepodge
Confused, disorderly mixture
- mishmashDisorderly mixture of elements
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
assortment · potpourri · odds and ends · miscellany · patchwork · grab bag · motley · ragbag · gallimaufry · hash
Chinese-American
Of dual nationality heritage
- AmericanizedCulturally adapted to US
- melting potCultural fusion place
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
adaptation · immigrant cuisine · hybrid · assimilation · diaspora · transcultural · innovation · reinvention · localized · appropriation
- Chinese loanwordsdim sum, kung fu, feng shui, tai chi, yin yang
- Chinese takeoutfried rice, egg roll, lo mein, chow mein, General Tso's chicken
- Cultural Fusionfusion cuisine, fusion jazz, fusion dance, syncretism, hybridity
- mixed dishesstew, casserole, stir fry, fried rice, jambalaya
- retro foodsTV dinners, green bean casserole, Jell-O salad, meatloaf, ambrosia salad
- Asian fusionorange chicken, General Tso's chicken, fried rice, lo mein, chow mein
chop sueydim sum
Chinese small-plate tradition
Peking duck · mapo tofu · kung pao chicken · Sichuan cuisine · hot pot
chop sueyfine dining
Elegant restaurant experience
haute cuisine · French cuisine · Italian cooking · meat and potatoes
chop sueyFrench cuisine
Cooking from France
Italian cooking · hamburger · steak and potatoes · roast beef · fish and chips