The story of Chinese cuisine in the U.K. begins in the 1800s and has colonialism at its helm. British trading routes broadened to include Hong Kong and the New Territories (part of the Hong Kong ...

Even by the standards of American Chinese food at the time, the recipe stretched any ties it had to Chinese cuisine. Crab rangoon. | Joshua Resnick/500px Plus/Getty Images Even the name betrayed ...

Just 9 Wild Things About British "Chinese Food" That Genuinely Shook Me, A Chinese Food-Loving American, To My Literal Core. BuzzFeed. Wed, May 3, ... Mike Kemp / In Pictures via Getty Images.

Americans have discovered British Chinese food and they’re in shock. They’re also missing out on the history of an immigrant community adapting a food to create something unique.

Breana Lai Killeen, a Chinese American registered dietician, said diners should be aware of how Chinese cuisine is meant to be ordered and enjoyed. “Food is typically shared,” she said.

American Chinese food a culinary evolution shaped by exclusion Now-classic takeout dishes in U.S. a product of Gold Rush-era immigrants’ adaptation through some ugly times in history ...