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The Chow Chow is a spitz-type of dog breed originally from Northern China. [2] The Chow Chow is a sturdily built dog, square in profile, with a broad skull and small, triangular, erect ears with rounded tips. The breed is known for a very dense double coat that is either smooth or rough.
In other parts of the world, the English name is often "cho cho", "chouchou" (e.g. in Mauritius), or a variant thereof (e.g. "chow-chow" in India and Sri Lanka, "chuchu" in Brazil, and "chocho" in Jamaica). [5] [10] This name may have originated from Pidgin English for "chayote". [9] In Nepal it is known as Es-kus.
Made primarily of chopped green tomatoes, onions, cabbage, and seasonal peppers (though carrots, cauliflower, beans, and peas are sometimes included), chow-chow is a pickled relish eaten by itself or as a condiment on fish cakes, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy, pinto beans, hot dogs, hamburgers and other foods.
1. You brought Mr Chow to America at a time when Chinese cuisine wasn't highly regarded here. Did you encounter resistance? There are three kinds of Chinese food: One is the great, great Chinese ...
American Chinese cuisine is a cuisine derived from Chinese cuisine that was developed by Chinese Americans. The dishes served in many North American Chinese restaurants are adapted to American tastes and often differ significantly from those found in China. History Theodore Wores, 1884, Chinese Restaurant, oil on canvas, 83 x 56 cm, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Chinese immigrants arrived in ...
Chow may refer to: Selected set of nutrients fed to animals subjected to laboratory testing; Chow Chow, a dog breed; A slang term for food in general (such as in the terms "chow down" or "chow hall") Chow test, a statistical test for detecting differences between trends in time series; Chow (unit), an obsolete unit of mass in the pearl trade in ...
'Chow mein' is the Americanization of the Chinese term chaomian (simplified Chinese: 炒面; traditional Chinese: 炒麵; pinyin: chǎomiàn). [1] Its pronunciation comes from the Cantonese pronunciation "chaomin"; the term first appeared in English (US) in 1906. [6]
The origin of chow fun is unknown, but there is a legend concerning the origin of dry-fried chow fun: [4] [5] During World War II, a man named Mr. Hui migrated from Canton to Hunan to become a chef. He then was forced back to his hometown due to the Japanese invasion. The story continues: "One night, Mr Hui's food stall ran out of powder ...