Jan 12
3 min read
Three ducks and a fortune cookie.
Chinese takeout. It goes back to US history during the California Gold Rush. Chinese restaurants appeared seemingly from nowhere. The 30,000 Chinese immigrants digging for gold wouldn’t agree with the “nowhere” part. Their stands, carts, and huts became known as Chow Chow Houses, which was a racist thing to say. Chow Chow Houses became Chop Suey Joints (Chop Suey translates to odds and ends). Smart Chinese chefs made their recipes…
