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

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chen, Yong, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Colección:Arts and traditions of the table.
Temas:
Cooking, Chinese.
Chinese > United States > Social life and customs.
Food habits > United States > History.
Cuisine chinoise.
Habitudes alimentaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
COOKING > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Chinese > Social life and customs
Cooking, Chinese
Food habits
United States
Electronic book.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 Chinese food, revealing the forces that made it ubiquitous in the American gastronomic landscape and turned the country into an empire of consumption.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231538169
0231538162

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