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Yeah, soon to die. Yeah. Anyway, that's a weird sidetrack. A quote that, and we're going to explain the origins of this quote, but you may have heard that chop suey is as American as pork and beans. And that actually comes from a lawsuit from the early 1900s. In 1904, a guy named Lem Sen said, you know what? I invented chop suey. I made it for a Chinese diplomat who visited in 1886.

And everybody making this dish owes me money.

And everybody making this dish owes me money.

And everybody making this dish owes me money.

Really? Wow.

Really? Wow.

Really? Wow.

yeah and he's the one who had the quote it's a as an american as pork and beans

yeah and he's the one who had the quote it's a as an american as pork and beans

yeah and he's the one who had the quote it's a as an american as pork and beans

Yeah, but it's possible that it was Chinese in origin initially because apparently there are some dishes from the Pearl River Delta that are pretty similar. And some of the earliest Chinese migrants to the U.S. were from that area. I can't parse out what's so different from chop suey than any stir fry.

Yeah, but it's possible that it was Chinese in origin initially because apparently there are some dishes from the Pearl River Delta that are pretty similar. And some of the earliest Chinese migrants to the U.S. were from that area. I can't parse out what's so different from chop suey than any stir fry.

Yeah, but it's possible that it was Chinese in origin initially because apparently there are some dishes from the Pearl River Delta that are pretty similar. And some of the earliest Chinese migrants to the U.S. were from that area. I can't parse out what's so different from chop suey than any stir fry.

Okay, that makes sense. I do know that when I was a kid going camping growing up in Georgia, I loved nothing more than taking a can of La Choy. Really? You know, it's like veggies and sauce, basically. Just sipping on it the whole weekend? A lot of water chestnuts, yeah, put it in my canteen.

Okay, that makes sense. I do know that when I was a kid going camping growing up in Georgia, I loved nothing more than taking a can of La Choy. Really? You know, it's like veggies and sauce, basically. Just sipping on it the whole weekend? A lot of water chestnuts, yeah, put it in my canteen.

Okay, that makes sense. I do know that when I was a kid going camping growing up in Georgia, I loved nothing more than taking a can of La Choy. Really? You know, it's like veggies and sauce, basically. Just sipping on it the whole weekend? A lot of water chestnuts, yeah, put it in my canteen.

And, you know, making some some campfire rice and dumping that stuff on top, you know, heating it up and dumping it on top. I thought it was like the peak of, you know, fine cuisine in the woods.

And, you know, making some some campfire rice and dumping that stuff on top, you know, heating it up and dumping it on top. I thought it was like the peak of, you know, fine cuisine in the woods.

And, you know, making some some campfire rice and dumping that stuff on top, you know, heating it up and dumping it on top. I thought it was like the peak of, you know, fine cuisine in the woods.

Yeah. But they were LaTroy was around since the 1930s doing that, you know, canned vegetable sauce. I was going to say trick, but, you know, it's a thing. Yeah.