Moo goo gai pan
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Moo goo gai pan is the Americanized version of a Cantonese dish (simplified Chinese: 蘑菇鸡片; traditional Chinese: 蘑菇雞片; pinyin: mógū jīpiàn; Cantonese Yale: mòhgū gāipín).[citation needed] The dish is 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
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- ↑ The American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.bartleby.com/61/5/M0410500.html[dead link].