# American-style Chinese food vs. authentic Chinese food

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-style-chinese-food-vs-authentic-chinese-food/203888>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 26, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-style-chinese-food-vs-authentic-chinese-food/203888 "2003-09-26T02:34:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-style-chinese-food-vs-authentic-chinese-food/203888/21 "2003-09-27T13:31:36Z")

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I heard that mu-shu (moo-shoo?) is a “more authentic” dish than, say, sweet & sour pork. Anyway it seems healthier & is definitely delicious.

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**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-style-chinese-food-vs-authentic-chinese-food/203888/22 "2003-09-27T14:07:57Z")

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Don’t know about that. I still have no idea what Chinese words “mu shu” is supposed to be, but sweet and sour pork is definitely a real dish, widely available, and not that different from in the US except usually better.

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