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Aug 08, 2013 00:16

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contest entry, regrettable foods--no jello

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luke_russell August 8 2013, 05:32:25 UTC

For some reason I had always thought chop suey was an American invention (maybe I was thinking of Chow Mein) but apparently not: "the dish is based on tsap seui (“miscellaneous leftovers”), common in Taishan (Toisan), a district of Guangdong Province (Canton), the home of many early Chinese immigrants to the U.S." Hmmm. I'm sure though this hamburger version is a La Choy invention. It doesn't sound very nice, does it?

pikkewyntjie August 8 2013, 06:03:10 UTC

I get chop suey and chow mein mixed up. I also thought that story on Wikipedia about the drunken miners was true. Food Network lied to me again!

Considering what we've seen done to other ethnic cuisine on this board, this isn't as bad as some things.

john_holton August 9 2013, 02:09:11 UTC

Chow mein has the noodles, where chop suey is served with rice. Apart from that, I don't know.

ejia_arath03 August 8 2013, 08:43:46 UTC

See, if it were an actual cut of beef (and they would remove the gravy sauce) I would eat this. I don't know how authentic beef and broccoli in oyster sauce is, but I eat that.

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shortsweetcynic August 8 2013, 13:45:06 UTC

last time i made tuna helper, they were calling for half a stick of butter when i'm almost 100% certain it used to be maybe a tablespoon or two.

i started ignoring the box directions, lest i end up with tuna helper soup, because they also doubled the liquid required and i don't get why.

shortsweetcynic August 8 2013, 13:41:26 UTC

oh, man, ate this ALL THE TIME as a kid. seriously.

tried it again as an adult and all i could taste was the metal of the canned veggies, but made from scratch? fabulous comfort food. :D

mjspice August 8 2013, 17:58:14 UTC