American Chinese cuisine
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American Chinese cuisine, also known as Sino-American cuisine and often referred to in American English as simply Chinese food, is a style of Chinese cuisine developed by Chinese Americans. The dishes
Chop suey, made with garlic chicken and peapods, on fried rice
An unopened fortune cookie
Theodore Wores, 1884, Chinese Restaurant, oil on canvas, 83 x 56 cm, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
Edward Hopper's 1929 painting Chop Suey portrays a Chinese American restaurant in New York City
Crab Rangoon
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Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs, crab rangoon puffs, crab ragoons, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons, are filled crisp dumpling appetizers served primarily in American Chinese restaur
American Chinese cuisine
…as "Chinese food" were actually developed in America and bear little resemblance to traditional Chinese cuisine. Examples include fortune cookies, crab rangoon, and General Tso's chicken, none of which originated in China. Instead, these dishes were crafted to suit American palates, often characterized by…
Crab rangoons on a plate
Triangular fried crab rangoons
In the wonton shape, surrounded by dipping sauces
Inside, showing the crisp shell, white filling, and golden dipping sauce.