The Fortune Cookie Chronicles - Jennifer 8 Lee
There are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is for anyone who has ever wondered who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken; why Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas; and who really invented the fortune cookie.....The book is a tribute to immigrants and to America. If our benchmark for Americanness is apple pie, ask yourself, how often do you eat apple pie? Now how often do you eat Chinese food? (from the book website)
This was very interesting. A little restaurant history, American history, and yes indeedy, there are more Chinese restaurants around than any other in every town I've lived in. I've never noticed them in such abundance until now.
Also a good analysis of the "Chinese" dishes we all love that no one from China's ever heard of, General Tsao's chicken, and "chop suey" ("Odds and ends" in Chinese).
Read it - and go get some lo mein!
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