Photo Credit : Aimee TuckerĪmerican Chop Suey (and its brethren) is an easy, forgiving, and flexible dish, making it one of those meals most of us grew up with, from the kitchen table to the school cafeteria to the paper plate at the church or neighborhood potluck. Later, another dish of muddled, cobbled ingredients and origins (this time Italian-American) would also carry the “chop suey” name.Ī comforting blend of noodles, beef, and tomato sauce.
It’s thought to be a transcription of “tsa tsui,” which is Mandarin for “a little of this and that.” In time, “chop suey” became a dish containing a loose assortment of bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, soy sauce, and either pork or chicken, which went on to become one of those Chinese-American dishes popular in Chinese restaurants stateside, but likely unfamiliar to a native Chinese diner. So what’s with the “chop suey” in American Chop Suey? According to The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, “chop suey” is a culinary phrase with Chinese origins, and dates back (in print, at least) to the late 1800’s.
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Is American Chop Suey the same as goulash? In researching ACS I learned that it goes by by a slew of other names across the country (from goulash to chili mac to macaroni red) but while the names may differ, the spirit of the dish remains the same, making it a nationwide, if not uniformly known, favorite.
What is American Chop Suey? In general, it’s a comfort food dish with many names, but here in New England, a concoction of noodles, seasoned beef, and tomato-y goodness nearly always goes by one name and one name alone - American Chop Suey.
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