Moo goo gai pan

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Moo goo gai pan
Traditional Chinese蘑菇雞片
Simplified Chinese蘑菇鸡片
Literal meaning"Mushroom chicken slices"

Moo goo gai pan (Chinese: 蘑菇雞片; Cantonese: mòh-gū gāi-pin) is the Americanized version of a Cantonese dish, usually a simple stir-fried dish consisting of sliced or cubed chicken with white button mushrooms and other vegetables. Popular vegetable additions include snow peas, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and Chinese cabbage.[citation needed]

Etymology

The name comes from the Cantonese names of the ingredients:[1][2]

  • moo goo (蘑菇; mòhgū): button mushrooms
  • gai (雞; gāi): chicken
  • pan (片; pín): slices

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moo goo gai pan". Cooks.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  2. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20060319004018/http://www.bartleby.com/61/5/M0410500.html. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
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