Chop Suey Day
August 29 · Level 4 · #1480 of 2238
Chop Suey Day salutes a stir-fry of sliced vegetables and meat that became a staple of Chinese-American restaurants. It is quick, filling and cooked in a single pan.
How it is celebrated: fans order it from a favourite takeaway or cook it at home with whatever is in the fridge, such as chicken, pork or shrimp with cabbage, celery, onion and bean sprouts. It is usually served with rice.
The name is generally traced to a Cantonese phrase meaning roughly "assorted pieces", which describes the dish rather well.