Chop suey, USA : the story of Chinese food in America / Yong Chen.

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 Chine...

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Uniform Title:Arts and traditions of the table.
Main Author: Chen, Yong, 1960-
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
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Physical Description:xvii, 292 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, charts, facsimiles, photographs ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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