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By the 1950s, there were around 4,300 Chinese restaurants in the United States. Currently there are around 50,000—outnumbering U.S. McDonald’s, Burger Kings, and Pizza Huts combined.
According to the 2010 Census, there are over four million people of Chinese ancestry in the United States. For those from diaspora communities such as myself, Chinatowns have functioned as places of security
Tian Yali, one of the paper-cutting artists from the Folklife Festival’s China program, brought her special recipe for dumplings to the Five Spice Kitchen.
Huaiyang cooking is considered one of the four great traditions in Chinese cuisine, along with Cantonese, Shandong, and Sichuan.
Egg tarts are beloved by many in Hong Kong. The taste of the flakey crust and warm silky custard is just heavenly