If you’ve ever wondered how cream cheese ended up in crab rangoon, or if General Tso was a real person, check out the new episode of Food History about the Americanization of Chinese food.
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This week, to celebrate Lunar New Year, she offers a brief history of Chinese food in Portland. PSA: Don’t sleep on endive. We’re deep in winter vegetable season, which can mean a lot of the same old, … - Red envelopes and tragedy: A Monterey Park restaurant owner moves forward the only way she knows how
As Lunar New Year unfolded against the backdrop of tragedy in Monterey Park, the holiday's red envelopes became a symbol of a tension: how do we honor those killed in the mass shooting while also …