Chop Suey USA
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Test your knowledge of Chinese food in America!(quiz courtesy of Columbia University Press)
- 1.What is the origin of chop suey?
- A.
A dish invented by Chinese immigrants in the United States.
- B.
A dish invented by a Japanese American in the United States.
- C.
An authentic Chinese dish.
- D.
Dishes in American Chinese restaurants prepared in a method similar to stir-fry.
- 2.Where did Chinese food first become available in restaurants?
- A.
Chicago.
- B.
San Francisco.
- C.
New York.
- D.
Los Angeles.
- 3.Why did Americans fall in love with Chinese food?
- A.
Because it was the best cuisine in the world.
- B.
Because it was different from Western food.
- C.
Because it was inexpensive and convenient.
- D.
Because it was almost as good as French food.
- 4.How many Chinese restaurants are there in the United States
- A.
2,500.
- B.
5,500.
- C.
15,000.
- D.
More than 30,000.
- 5.What is the most popular food served in Chinese restaurants in the United States?
- A.
Chop suey.
- B.
Kung Pao.
- C.
Beef with broccoli.
- D.
Peking duck.
- 6.Which of the following groups frequented Chinese restaurants in American cities in the early twentieth century?
- A.
Jews.
- B.
African Americans.
- C.
Rebellious youth.
- D.
All of the above.
- 7.Which of the following combinations is the average American least likely to engage in?
- A.
Eating hot dogs during a baseball game.
- B.
Dining in a Chinese restaurant right before attending an opera.
- C.
Using dental floss on a daily basis.
- D.
Taking home left-overs from a restaurant.
- 8.Where can people still find many chop suey restaurants?
- A.
New Orleans.
- B.
Chinatown in San Francisco.
- C.
Manhattan.
- D.
African American neighborhoods in St. Louis.
- 9.Why did Chinese immigrants open many Chinese restaurants about a century ago?
- A.
Because historically and naturally, the Chinese are endowed with Epicurean tendencies.
- B.
Because most of them had been trained as chefs before coming to the United States.
- C.
Because running a Chinese restaurant was an extremely lucrative business.
- D.
Because they had few other job opportunities.
- 10.Which of the following emerged as the most popular ethnic cuisine in the United States in the 1980s?
- A.
Chinese.
- B.
Greek.
- C.
Italian.
- D.
Mexican.
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