http://www.transparent.com/chinese/examining-the-chinese-menu/ Language and Culture of the Chinese-speaking world Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.transparent.com/chinese/examining-the-chinese-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mike Olfe Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:56:14 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/chinese/?p=13#comment-30 A recent book by a New York Times reporter, Jennifer 8 Lee, has the thesis that American Chinese food is actually the first example of "fast" food: a recognizable brand ("Chinese food"), where you can get the same stuff in any restaurant (chow mein, General Tsao's chicken, fortune cookies, etc.). These dishes aren't actually Chinese, but that didn't get in the way of their immense success. A recent book by a New York Times reporter, Jennifer 8 Lee, has the thesis that American Chinese food is actually the first example of “fast” food: a recognizable brand (“Chinese food”), where you can get the same stuff in any restaurant (chow mein, General Tsao’s chicken, fortune cookies, etc.). These dishes aren’t actually Chinese, but that didn’t get in the way of their immense success.

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