![]() ![]() Despite the similarity in Chinese language, chop suey is not deemed as an authentic Chinese dish but a Chinese-American one as it first gained traction on the American dining scene. Chop sueyĬhop suey is a variation of the Cantonese term “shap sui” which means mixed pieces. So before you head out and buy boxes of hopia to celebrate the Chinese New Year, read the list of foods below that have fallen into this misconception: 1. ![]() There are some that we won’t really find in China. The food are just wrongly believed to be Chinese just because it sounds Chinese. This means while we may still have a lot of authentic Chinese food in the country, lots of food we deem as Chinese may not really be from or made in China anymore. We can already spot a lot of establishments selling tikoy and round desserts like hopia, in observance with the coming of the Year of the Pig.īut the thing about Chinese food (or any foreign food brought to the Philippines, for that matter), is that it had somehow went through the same way oral literature grew over the centuries: It evolved from the moment it was passed on to other people and cultures. This interest grew up to this day, which is evident with the long lines at Chinese restaurants and the always packed Binondo, the world’s oldest Chinatown (Read: Eat your way through Chinatown for P500 or less).Īnd it is only common that Chinese food will be in more demand than usual these coming days since the Lunar New Year is right around the corner. In the article “What is Filipino Food?” from the book The Food of the Philippines, writer Doreen Fernandez notes that Chinese food rose as one of the staple dishes in the Philippines the moment restaurants began to sprout in the 19th century. ![]()
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