Mordechai Housman wrote on 01 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> > "RSHDiva" > wrote in
> > oups.com:
> >
> >> We call American Chop Suey "kuji". Dont ask why.
> >
> > I heard that chop suey translates into "beggar's hash".
> >
> > Or was that chow mein?
>
> I heard somewhere once that chop suey is not a traditional Chinese dish
> at all, but something invented in a California restaurant out of
> leftovers.
>
>
>

I heard it was from the railway camps...The chinese cooks invented it for
the chinese workers.

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-Alan