Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: August 29th, 2021. Take a look a the Foods being celebrated this morning and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why.
About the National Chop Suey Day
During National Chop Suey Day, people conduct various activities that let them achieve the objectives or purposes of the celebration. For one, people try to make their own Chop Suey at home. Others prefer to eat in a Chinese restaurant with their friends and family. People share on Social Media how they are participating in the Holiday.
History
Some people say Chop Suey originated in China itself. Others claim that the dish was invented by Chinese Americans. On a different account, an Anthropologist named E.N. Anderson found that Tsap Seui is a term that means leftovers.
The term came from the Taishain district in Guangdong province in China. Many Chinese from this area migrated to the USA. There is also another claim that Chop Suey was invented in the 19th Century by Chinese Americans working in a Transcontinental Railroad.
With some knowledge about the origins of Chop Suey, even less is known about the History of the National Chop Suey Day. We don’t know when, where, and how it began. We also don’t have a clue as to who founded it. But still, we can make a good guess as to why such event was established in the first place.
Perhaps a person or a group of people thought that Chop Suey is much loved by the people. They must have then thought that it deserves a spot in the list of Food holidays celebrated every year.
Dates
As mentioned earlier, the National Chop Suey Day is celebrated 29th of August each year. This means that the dates of celebration for this event are as follows:
Celebration Ideas and Activities
Make Your Own Chop Suey
Perhaps the best way to celebrate this Holiday is to make your own Chop Suey. Fortunately for you, making Chop Suey is easy. You only need to toss all the needed ingredients into a pan. If you need help, you can search for an online recipe that will teach you how to make the Chop Suey. Remember your recipe will be better if share some with your family and friends.
Dine Out in a Chinese Restaurant
If you don’t have time to make your own Chop Suey, then you can resort to eating in a Chinese Restaurant that serves Chop Suey. Just make sure to find a restaurant so you will not become disappointed with the Chop Suey you will eat.
Celebrate on Social Media
You can also share your celebration of this day on Social Media. You can, for instance, use the hashtag #NationalChopSueyDay to let your friends and followers know that you are also celebrating this Holiday. Let them know that such a celebration takes place every year and also how fun your enjoying your day.
5 facts about Chop Suey:
- Chop Suey is a Chinese American dish originating in the mid to late 19th Century for Chinese immigrants in San Francisco.
- Many believe there are similar recipes in the Toisan region of China.
- A Chop Suey fad swept the ‘big city’. In 1896, Americans began to visit the New York Chinese restaurants in large numbers for the first time.
- Chop Suey consists of small pieces of Meat, Chicken or Shrimp Stir-Fried with Celery, Onions, Bean Sprouts, Water Chestnuts, Mushrooms and other Vegetables, and served over Rice, usually with Soy Sauce.
- Most Chinese servers in the 1890’s were known for their yellow jackets.
National Chop Suey Day Quotes
- I like to say, ‘Chop Suey’s the biggest Culinary Joke that one Culture has ever played on another,’ because Chop Suey, if you translate into Chinese, means ‘tsap sui,’ which, if you translate back, means ‘odds and ends.’ – Jennifer Lee
- Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a Vegetarian Diet. – Albert Einstein.
Ingredients
CHICKEN
Chicken breasts are used but boneless Chicken Thighs will work too.
VEGGIES
Carrots, Celery, Bean Sprouts, and Garlic are favorites in the recipe! Feel free to add canned Water Chestnuts, Baby Corn, Sliced Mushrooms, and Bok Choy
SAUCE
The Sauce is incredibly simple but delicious! Broth, Soy Sauce, Water, Sugar, and a dash of Sesame Oil.
EXTRAS
Get creative and add extra crunch, color, and Nutrition to your Chicken Chop Suey by adding toasted crushed Peanuts or Cashew Nuts! Green Onion never goes amiss. And a dash of Red Chili oil or Sriracha will give Chicken Chop Suey a spicy kick!
How to Make Chicken Chop Suey
Chicken Chop Suey is easy to create.
- PREP Toss Chicken with Corn Starch and set aside. Prepare the Vegetables.
- STIR FRY Stir fry Chicken & Vegetables
- ADD SAUCE – Add the ingredients for the sauce and cook until everything is heated through and the Sauce is thickened.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
