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The Chinese Takeout Cookbook
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Quick and Easy Dishes to Prepare at Home | Diana Kuan
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America�s love affair with Chinese food dates back more than a century. Today, such dishes as General Tso�s Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Egg Rolls are as common as hamburgers and spaghetti. Probably at this moment, a drawer in (…more)
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Bookwormjillk
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I was looking for cookbooks for #FoodAndLit and was inspired to check out a few extras.

Larkken Have you tried the eggless baking one yet? Sounds like it might be a nice gift for a vegan family member, so I'm intrigued. 2y
Bookwormjillk @Larkken not yet. I‘ll let you know. 2y
Catsandbooks Ooo lots of fun ones! 2y
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Yossarian
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So, help me out.

When I was a kid, if the Family Feud category was “Items on a Chinese Takeout Menu,” the top 3 answers would clearly have been Chop Suey, Chow Mein, and Egg Fu Yung.

I just ordered Chinese Takeout, and noticed that none of those three items are on the menu.

Why is cheap takeout Chinese so different than it was 30 years ago? Especially since it‘s the same white boxes that the food comes in.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Some of our Chinese takeout places still have chow mein (or lo mein) and egg fu yung. But, you‘re right, chop suey is a goner. Maybe it‘s all about changing American tastes. 7y
Kaylamburson I‘ve actually never had any of those dishes! I would think the top are general tsos chicken, pork fried rice, and fried wontons! But maybe because those are my favorites 😂 7y
tammysue None of those on our menus here either.😕 7y
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Yossarian @Kaylamburson When Warren Zevon saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, he wasn‘t having a big dish of General Tso‘s. 7y
Kaylamburson I‘m not sure I get the reference lol. I did look up Warren Zevon though and I did recognize the Werewolves of London song. 7y
Yossarian @BarbaraTheBibliophage My Chinese menu has four zillion options. I can‘t imagine that chop suey went from Top Tier to Fifth Zillion. @Kaylamburson In the first verse, the werewolf is eating “beef chow mein” — then a generic Chinese entry. And Wonder Woman never fought Pork Fried. Something has changed, but I‘m not sure what. (edited) 7y
TheBookDream Chow Mein is delicious 😋Dunno about the other two 7y
Suet624 You‘re right! How strange. 7y
Suet624 Not strange that you‘re right. You know what I mean. 😂😂😂 7y
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sarahmazing
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This is easily one of my best cookbook purchases of all time. We've stopped buying takeout and make it at home. It tastes the same but you don't have to leave the house. Plus we are more aware of ingredients, calories, and fat! If I had to recommend a cookbook that everyone should have, this would be on my short list. I have yet to go wrong with a recipe.