National Chop Suey Day:

On every August 29, National Chop Suey Day is observed to honor this delightful and American Chinese food.

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Why National Chop Suey Day?

National Chop Suey Day was established in order to appreciate this delectable cuisine. Let’s be clear about one thing: chop suey and chow mein are not the same thing. Many customers are astonished by these delicacies. The manner the spaghetti is served to the meal is one of the primary variations between both the two recipes. The noodles are added to the meat, veggies, and cooking sauces in a chow mein preparation. Chop suey, on the other hand, is a dish in which the sauce, meat, and veggies are served over cooked fried noodles or rice (or both).

How Can We Observe National Chop Suey Day:

Naturally, the order of the day is to provide some chop suey. But why should we stop there? Take a look at these ideas:

Learn how to make it yourself by enrolling in a culinary class.

Pick out a recipe book written by Chinese Americans and try a new cuisine.

Let us know what your greatest chop suey recipe is.

Give kudos to the restaurant that prepares it the best. When you accomplish this, we are ecstatic.

When posting on social media, remember to include the hashtag #NationalChopSueyDay.

Interesting Facts of National Chop Suey Day:

Some of the interesting facts about Chop Suey,

Chop suey is a Chinese American cuisine that originated in San Francisco in the mid- to late-nineteenth couple of centuries for Chinese immigrants.

Meat and poultry, spaghetti, and tomato sauce are used to make American chop suey, also known as American Goulash.

Another legend about the dish’s origins is that it was created in 1896 by a Chinese restaurant to cater to unruly, inebriated miners.

Following the finding of gold in California, Chinese immigrants come to the city in order to make a living.

In the “Brooklyn Eagle,” Wong Chin Foo, a Chinese-American activist, promotes chop suey as China’s traditional food.

Recipe of chop suey:

Cornflour

Soy sauce is an Asian condiment.

a pinch of vinegar

3 hard boiled eggs

Oil for cooking

chopped onion

green onion

Garlic

5-Spice Chinese

bell peppers, green

chicken that has been cooked

Carrot chopped

Peas

cabbage, shredded

Water

Method :

Heat the oil in a saucepan. Fry the garlic and onions in the oil for a few minutes. Cook for a few minutes more with the Chinese 5-spice and green pepper before adding chicken, and vegetables. Spoon a bit of the hot liquid into the cornstarch mixture, then pour it into the baking dish. Before adding vinegar and soy sauce to taste, cook until the liquid begins to stiffen. Serve with slices of hard-boiled eggs on top.

History of National Chop Suey Day:

National Chop Suey Day recognizes the renowned dish, which has a number of origin myths. According to E. N. Anderson, a Chinese cuisine historian, may have originated in the Chinese province of Guangdong’s Taishan county. Chop suey, also called ‘tsap seui,’ or miscellaneous bits,’ may have arrived in America with the first Chinese immigrants. When gold was discovered in California in the 1840s, a huge number of immigrants, many of whom were Chinese, traveled to the United States to pursue their fortunes. The Chinese immigrants, primarily men who had arrived to the nation with little to their identities, selected chop suey to satiate their appetite after a long day of panning for gold since it was inexpensive and satisfying. From there, the meal grew in popularity among the general population.

Even though we know a little about the history of Chop Suey, we know even lesser about the history of this day . We have no idea when, where, or how it started. We also have no idea who founded this food day. However, we can make a reasonable assumption as to why such an occurrence was created in the first place. Maybe someone or a group of individuals believed that chop suey is a popular dish. They must have then decided that it deserved to be included in the annual list of food holidays.

Other researchers believe the dish was created at the home of Li Hongzhang, a Chinese ambassador stationed in New York. In order to support a full and pleasant lunch for his American guests, Hongzhang directed his chef to prepare something that would be suited for both Chinese and American palates. Chop suey, an American-Chinese fusion cuisine, is supposed to have been the outcome.