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moo goo gai pan

[ moo goo gahy pan ]

noun

Cantonese Cooking.
  1. a dish of sliced chicken stir-fried with button mushrooms and, often, assorted vegetables.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moo goo gai pan1

From dialectal Chinese; compare Chinese łŸĂłČ”łÜ Mongolian-type mushroom (probably from Mongolian; compare Dagur (Mongolian language of northwestern Manchuria) muugee “młÜČőłó°ùŽÇŽÇłŸâ€), ÂáÄ« “chicken” ( Guangdong dialect Č”ÄćŸ± ), ±èŸ±ÄćČÔ â€œs±ôŸ±łŠ±đ(Čő)”
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Audience expectations meant that there were always phone calls to be made — a drunken call to a Chinese restaurant attempting to order moo goo gai pan is one of the series’ signature moments.

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Dishes like moo goo gai pan and chop suey — which roughly translates to “odds and ends” — were the beginnings of a culinary tradition.

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Another woman, sitting in Douglas’ favorite seat, tells Chan how she spent years ordering moo goo gai pan with no mushrooms, not understanding that they’re a main component of the dish.

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“This doesn’t look like the moo goo gai pan I usually get. This looks spicy. You know I don’t like spicy food, Melissa.”

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After the moo goo gai pan and sweet and sour shrimp arrived, out of the clear blue, he announced he was going back to the girlfriend.

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