7 Things You Did not Know American Chinese food
Sure you already know, but if not you say that several Chinese dishes we eat at home do not eat in China.
True, the Chinese food prepared in America is not exactly the same as consuming the Chinese in their home country. This and other revelations about American Chinese food surprise you undoubtedly.
According to the English site, TheDailyMeal.com, this is because Chinese food has become acquiring spices, fruits and vegetables themselves from other geographical and culinary regions such as Asia (Japan), Europe (Italy), Latin America (depending the country) and other very local flavors.
The story in America
Some historians relate that was during the time of the gold rush the first Chinese arrived in the eastern United States. The same records consulted by the chroniclers indicate that these immigrants had much trouble finding work at home and was so began creating small places where offered food of the ancient China, but using local ingredients such as tomatoes that did not exist in the Asian country.
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In fact, traditional Chinese cuisine uses a lot of green onion, 'daikon' (or Chinese radish) and a very bitter leaf. It also tends to treat vegetables as a side dish, while in traditional Chinese cuisine, vegetables and rice (or noodles) are actually the main component of the dish.
The 'Hipsters' culture and food became popular
The East Coast adopted Chinese cuisine from the 1920's, but it was not until World War II when it became really popular. Originally there were two menus available, one fully Chinese and American type hybrid, little by little latter won popularity stay.
The packaged food became important
One big difference between Chinese-American food and more traditional variety is the proliferation of syrupy dishes with sweet