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Show Chineae Delicacy - Chop suey originated at a dinner, that Prince LI Hung Chang gave In New York when be made his trip around the world Prince I.i carried his own chef with blm, and the menu was strictly Chinese. One of the dishes especially delighted the wife of the guest of honor, and she asked LI what It was. Prince LI culled In his chef, and the chef replied In Chinese, "It Is a creation of my own a chop suey." The words "chop suey" mean a mixture, mix-ture, or hash. Prince 1.1 said In English, Eng-lish, "It Is a chop suey." The American Ameri-can woiiian spread the news of chop suey, the wonderful dish. The name was taken up by the Chinese restaurants restau-rants In America, and today chop suey Is the chief concoction that they serve. |