America has more Chinese restaurants than it has locations of nearly any fast-food chain. But many of the country’s favorite takeout dishes, such as fortune cookies and chop suey, were invented in the US, not China. Throughout the 20th century, traditional Chinese dishes like Peking duck didn\u2019t catch on in America in the same way as dishes made for American palettes, like fortune cookies and chop suey. Chefs endured racism and discrimination, and mainstream America rejected their traditional foods. <\/p>\n
Now, with China\u2019s own restaurant industry struggling, many Chinese chains are taking a gamble and betting that Americans are ready to fully embrace their culture and cuisine. We visited the world\u2019s biggest fortune cookie factory, America\u2019s oldest Chinese restaurant, and a Michelin-starred Peking duck house to learn how Chinese food took over America and to find out how the industry has changed.<\/p>\n
00:00 – Introduction
\n01:41 – America\u2019s Oldest Chinese Restaurant: Pekin Noodle Parlor
\n01:59 – The Rise of Anti-Chinese Sentiment
\n02:21 – The Pekin Gambling Den
\n02:57 – What\u2019s Chop Suey?
\n03:27 – The Rise of Chop Suey
\n04:34 – The End of the Chinese Exclusion Act
\n04:43 – Nixon\u2019s Visit to China
\n05:25 – The Founding of Wonton Food Inc.
\n05:57 – The Origins of the Fortune Cookie
\n06:27 – Chinese Takeout Goes Commercial
\n06:46 – How Fortune Cookies Are Made at America\u2019s Biggest Fortune Cookie Factory
\n08:00 – How Fortunes Are Written
\n09:00 – Haidilao and Happy Lamb: Restaurant Brands From China Open in the US
\n09:32 – Beijing’s Peking Duck House Quanjude Takes On New York City
\n10:28 – How Peking Duck Is Made
\n12:55 – Despite Anti-China Rhetoric, America\u2019s Chinese Restaurants Persist
\n14:40 – Credits<\/p>\n
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