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"A living time capsule of Chinese American cuisine created when authentic ingredients were scarce, offering a lengthy menu of Americanized dishes—16 chop suey varieties alongside barbecue pork, egg rolls, sweet-and-sour pork, pineapple fried rice, chow mein, and noodles in broth or a thickened soy-based 'gravy'—reflecting the adaptations Chinese immigrants made to approximate home flavors and preserving regional culinary history." - Hillary Dixler Canavan
