Saturday, November 24, 2018

Funny Name: Department of Redundancy Department Edition

At least Mable Hoffman, author of Crockery Cookery (1975) was aware that this wasn't a real Chinese recipe.


She just doesn't seem to recognize that the "chop suey" pretty much implies an American dish. 
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  1. Lace makerNovember 24, 2018 at 12:03 PM

    I had to look up the meaning of the name "la choy" since they are synomysyno with chop suey. According to the urban dictionary, it is a combination of French and Chinese. I guess it is truth in advertising. Nothing is authentic.

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    1. Poppy CrockerNovember 24, 2018 at 12:22 PM

      Don't tell anybody that I actually like La Choy soy sauce. I know it is far from authentic, but that's what my mind imprinted on as soy sauce when I was young.

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  2. Poppy CrockerNovember 24, 2018 at 12:21 PM

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