Chop suey

:This article is about the dish. For the song by System of a Down, see Chop Suey!.

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Chop suey (; Jyutping: zaap6 seoi3; Cantonese Yale: jaāhp seui) literally means mixed pieces. It roughly means chopped up odds and ends, alluding to "leftovers". It is not an authentic Chinese dish, but rather an invention catering to Western tastes - American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine.

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American-style Chop Suey is a stir-fry vegetable dish, served with pieces of beef or pork in a semi-thick sauce, and often soy sauce. Typical ingredients for chop suey are usually local vegetables, cooked to Western-style softness, and tend to include:

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• bamboo shoots
• bok choy, or its Western equivalent cabbage
• broccoli
• green pepper
• mushrooms
• onion
• sliced Chinese water chestnuts
• snow peas

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