Why We Eat: Chow Mein
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Date: 2021-08-14
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austin
Also, because of the Chinese exclusion act of 1882, the only Chinese people who could gain legal entrance and residency to the US were people who performed services (food or laundry labor, or coolie labor) or merchants (people with money)
that s why there are so many chinese restaurants and laundromats and grocery stores. it was the only way to keep from being deported or becoming undocumented
and in fact a lot of chinese restaurants became the loophole for Chinese immigrants to gain legal entry to the US.
so like yeah there were tons of people who didn t know how to cook who worked Chinese American kitchens, sure as hell beat being a coolie and doing back breaking dangerous labor
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Also, because of the Chinese exclusion act of 1882, the only Chinese people who could gain legal entrance and residency to the US were people who performed services (food or laundry labor, or coolie labor) or merchants (people with money)
that s why there are so many chinese restaurants and laundromats and grocery stores. it was the only way to keep from being deported or becoming undocumented
and in fact a lot of chinese restaurants became the loophole for Chinese immigrants to gain legal entry to the US.
so like yeah there were tons of people who didn t know how to cook who worked Chinese American kitchens, sure as hell beat being a coolie and doing back breaking dangerous labor
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Tony
Many many moons ago my friends Stevey Lu told me to try the seafood noodle from the new chef from China cooking at the Tropicana in AC. I have spent the rest of my life perfecting that dish and it is done with such similar techniques. It s my favorite thing in the world to eat.
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Many many moons ago my friends Stevey Lu told me to try the seafood noodle from the new chef from China cooking at the Tropicana in AC. I have spent the rest of my life perfecting that dish and it is done with such similar techniques. It s my favorite thing in the world to eat.
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Jenard
I love food history. .. I now see the TV show BONANZA in a whole different way now when they feature the Chinese character Hop Sing making chop suey for big Hoss and the rest of the family
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I love food history. .. I now see the TV show BONANZA in a whole different way now when they feature the Chinese character Hop Sing making chop suey for big Hoss and the rest of the family
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Jocelyn
US chow mein is closer to soy sauce pan fried noodles (soy sauce king chow mein) which is authentically Chinese. We just don t add meat to it to distract from the soy sauce flavor
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US chow mein is closer to soy sauce pan fried noodles (soy sauce king chow mein) which is authentically Chinese. We just don t add meat to it to distract from the soy sauce flavor
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Pantherkid
Literally cannot get enough of Lucas, his cooking mastery is only matched by his amazing knowledge of the history of the dishes he's making. A master in the making.
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Literally cannot get enough of Lucas, his cooking mastery is only matched by his amazing knowledge of the history of the dishes he's making. A master in the making.
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tukangtipu99
Here in Indonesia, we usually deep fried the noodle, not just pan fried. For the topping, we put a kind of Chop Suey called Cap Cay (translated as 10 veggies)
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Here in Indonesia, we usually deep fried the noodle, not just pan fried. For the topping, we put a kind of Chop Suey called Cap Cay (translated as 10 veggies)
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Wash
Very interesting to hear about the differences between easy/west. I m from the west coast and I m familiar with the thick noodles. Mmh I want some now
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Very interesting to hear about the differences between easy/west. I m from the west coast and I m familiar with the thick noodles. Mmh I want some now
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Ming
Loving these history bits, it's nice over the last 5+ years to finally take pride in what my family did with what they did in their restaurant
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Loving these history bits, it's nice over the last 5+ years to finally take pride in what my family did with what they did in their restaurant
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Alli
This guy is SO knowledgeable, easy to listen to, and charming. I hope to see more videos on Chinese food history/recipes with him!
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This guy is SO knowledgeable, easy to listen to, and charming. I hope to see more videos on Chinese food history/recipes with him!
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