08/29/2026
Happy National Chop Suey Day!
is a famous Chinese-American stir-fry dish made with meat, eggs and vegetables in a thick sauce.
The name comes from the Taishan phrase tsap seui, which translates roughly to “miscellaneous leftovers” or “mixed pieces”.
While rooted in peasant vegetable dishes from the Guangdong province of China, the comforting starch-thickened dish we know today was actually invented by Chinese immigrants in the United States during the late 19th century.
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