chop suey
noun
chop su·ey
ˌchäp-ˈsü-ē 
plural chop sueys
: a dish prepared chiefly from bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onions, mushrooms, and meat or fish and served with rice and soy sauce
Examples of chop suey in a Sentence
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The cuisine survived the era of chop suey houses and anti-Chinese sentiment brought on by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
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Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2024
Menu staples include egg foo young, chop suey and fortune cookies that appeal to Americans but aren’t as widely popular in China.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
When Madame Wu’s first opened, chop suey houses still ruled.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
Yes, the same chop suey found in every Chinese-American restaurant from coast to coast.
—Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
At the turn of the 20th century, Chinese restaurants began proliferating across the nation, first in Chinatowns, and then elsewhere, propelled by the popularity of chop suey, their most famous culinary invention.
—Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Pair with charcuterie and cheeses, or with an Asian dish such as chop suey.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
All over California, Chinese and Italian food was expanding beyond chop suey and spaghetti with giant meatballs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
The menu is still dominated by chow mein and chop suey but also contains Szechuan and Cantonese specialties.
—Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2024
Menu staples include egg foo young, chop suey and fortune cookies that appeal to Americans but aren’t as widely popular in China.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
When Madame Wu’s first opened, chop suey houses still ruled.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
Yes, the same chop suey found in every Chinese-American restaurant from coast to coast.
—Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
At the turn of the 20th century, Chinese restaurants began proliferating across the nation, first in Chinatowns, and then elsewhere, propelled by the popularity of chop suey, their most famous culinary invention.
—Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Pair with charcuterie and cheeses, or with an Asian dish such as chop suey.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
All over California, Chinese and Italian food was expanding beyond chop suey and spaghetti with giant meatballs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
The menu is still dominated by chow mein and chop suey but also contains Szechuan and Cantonese specialties.
—Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
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chop suey
noun
chop su·ey
chäp-ˈsü-ē
: a dish made chiefly from bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onions, mushrooms, and meat or fish and served with rice and soy sauce
Etymology
from Chinese (dialect of Guangzhou and Hong Kong) jaahp seui, literally, "odds and ends"
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