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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chen, Yong, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Series:Arts and traditions of the table.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Chop Suey, the Big Mac of the Pre-McDonald's Era
  • 1. Why is Chinese Food so Popular?
  • 2. The Empire and Empire Food
  • 3. Chinese Cooks as Stewards of Empire
  • 4. The Cradle of Chinese Food
  • 5. The Rise of Chinese Restaurants
  • 6. The Makers of American Chinese Food
  • 7. "Chinese-American Cuisine" and the Authenticity of Chop Suey
  • 8. The Chinese Brillat-Savarin
  • Conclusion: The Home of No Return
  • Afterword: Why Study Food?

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