Chinese

Related foodways

Recorded as relating to this foodway

• originates from Chifa — Chinese-Peruvian Foodways documented

  Cantonese migration from 1849, much of it under coercive indenture; chifa has no counterpart in China.

• related to Afro-Cuban and Chinese-Cuban Foodways documented

  Over 100,000 indentured Chinese from 1847; Havana’s Barrio Chino.

• related to Central American Migration Foodways documented

  Chinese migration from the 1850s built the corner shop and the chow mein of Panama City, Managua and Limón.

• related to Chinese and Portuguese-Jewish Surinamese Foodways documented
• related to Ecuadorian Migration and Diaspora documented

  Chifa restaurants and chaulafán are in every Ecuadorian town and are now Ecuadorian food.

• related to Guatemala City Foodways documented

  A Chinese community and the Zona 1 chow mein.

• related to Immigrant Foodways in Canada documented

  ⚠ The small-town Chinese-Canadian café is a documented product of the head tax and the 1923 Exclusion Act, which barred families and pushed men into laundries and cafés.

• related to Indo-Jamaican and Chinese-Jamaican Foodways documented

  Largely Hakka migration from 1854.

• related to Migrant Foodways in Australia documented

  ⚠ The earliest layer, not the newest: Chinese market gardeners and cooks arrived with the 1850s goldrushes and the country Chinese restaurant predates almost everything else in Australian food.

• related to Moroccan Tea documented

  ⚠ Barely two centuries old. Chinese gunpowder green tea arrived in quantity in the nineteenth century and was absorbed completely.

• related to Portuguese and Chinese Guyanese Foodways documented

  Chinese indenture from 1853; Guyanese chow mein is now its own dish.

• related to Tahitian and Mā‘ohi Foodways documented

  Ma‘a tinito records a Chinese community present since nineteenth-century plantation labour.

• related to Tea, Sugar and Empire documented

  Tea is Chinese; the Opium Wars were fought in part over the trade deficit it created.

Common ingredients

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Recipes

Air Fryer General Tsos Chicken

Air Fryer General Tsos Chicken is one recipe worth making. This version is healthier and way tastier than any takeout option.

• ⏱ 35 min
• 🍽 4

Better Than Takeout Kung Pao Chicken

Dish up this satisfying better than takeout Kung Pao chicken. Juicy, savory and a kick of spice paired with a blend of sauteed ve…

• ⏱ 55 min
• 🍽 4

Chinese Pepper Steak

Chinese Pepper Steak is made with peppers, onions, garlic, and more. This is a must-try recipe for the whole family.

• ⏱ 30 min
• 🍽 6

Crock Pot Sweet And Sour Meatballs

Dish up these juicy and flavorful Crock Pot sweet and sour meatballs. They can be a party food or main dish that you can pair wit…

• ⏱ 5 hr 10 min
• 🍽 8

General Tso Chicken

Make your favorite Chinese takeout meal right at home with this General Tso Chicken recipe. The crispy chicken has the perfect te…

• ⏱ 30 min
• 🍽 6