Editing American Chinese cuisine (section)

=== Washington, D.C. ===
Although [[Washington, D.C.]]'s Chinese community has not achieved as high of a local profile as that in other major cities along the [[Mid-Atlantic United States]], it is now growing, and rapidly so, due to the [[gentrification]] of [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)|DC's Chinatown]] and the status of Washington, D.C., as the [[list of capitals in the United States|capital of the United States]]. The growing Chinese community in D.C. and its suburbs has revitalized the influence of Chinese cuisine in the area.

Washington, D.C.'s population is 1% Chinese, making them the largest single Asian ancestry in the city. However, the Chinese community in the DC area is no longer solely concentrated in the area of Chinatown, which is about 15% Chinese and 25% Asian, but is mostly concentrated throughout various towns in [[suburb]]an [[Maryland]] and [[Northern Virginia]]. The largest concentration of Chinese and Taiwanese in the D.C. area is in [[Rockville, Maryland]], in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]].

A popular dish localized in Chinese American carryouts across the [[Washington metropolitan area|DMV]] region consists of whole [[fried chicken|fried chicken wings]] served with [[mumbo sauce]], a sweet, tangy ketchup-based condiment.<ref>Ballard, K. (May 9, 2018). ''A brief history of Washington, D.C.'s famous mambo sauce''. Culture Trip. https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington-dc/articles/a-brief-history-of-washington-d-c-s-famous-mambo-sauce/</ref>

In D.C. proper, there are Chinese-owned restaurants specializing in both Chinese American and authentic Chinese cuisine. Regional variations of Chinese cuisine that restaurants in D.C. specialize in include [[Shanghainese cuisine]], [[Cantonese cuisine]], [[Uyghur cuisine]], [[Mongolian cuisine]], and [[Sichuan cuisine]]. In the suburbs of D.C. in Maryland and Virginia, many of which have a much higher Chinese population than D.C., regional variations present aside from the ones previously mentioned include [[Hong Kong cuisine]], [[Hunan cuisine]], [[Shaanxi cuisine]], [[Taiwanese cuisine]], and [[Yunnan cuisine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plumb |first=Tierney |date=November 10, 2017 |title=The Best Chinese Restaurants Around D.C. |url=https://dc.eater.com/maps/best-chinese-restaurants-dc |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=Eater DC |language=en}}</ref>