Editing American Chinese cuisine (section)

===Menu items not found in China===
Dishes that often appear on American Chinese restaurant menus include:
* [[Almond chicken]] — Chicken breaded in batter containing ground almonds, fried and served with almonds and onions.{{sfnb|Jung|2010| p = [https://books.google.com/books?id=P99LCAAAQBAJ&q=almond+chicken 197 etc.]}}
* [[Chicken and broccoli]] — Similar to beef and broccoli, but with chicken instead of beef.
* [[Chinese chicken salad]] — Usually contains sliced or shredded chicken, uncooked [[leafy greens]], carrots, cucumbers, crispy noodles (or fried wonton skins) and sesame dressing. Some version include [[mandarin orange]]s.
* [[Chop suey]] — Derived from a term meaning "assorted pieces" in Chinese. It typically consists of vegetables and meat in a brown sauce but can also be served in a white sauce.
* [[Crab rangoon]] — Fried [[wonton]] skins stuffed with (usually) artificial [[crab]] meat ([[surimi]]) and [[cream cheese]].
* [[Fortune cookie]] — Invented in [[California]] as a Westernized version of the Japanese ''[[omikuji]] [[senbei]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/dining/16fort.html?_r=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie |date=January 16, 2008 }}</ref> fortune cookies have become sweetened and found their way to many American Chinese restaurants.
* [[Fried wontons]] — Somewhat similar to crab rangoon, a filling, (most often pork), is wrapped in a wonton skin and deep fried.<ref>[http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dimsumwonton/r/friedwonton.htm Fried Wonton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112193734/http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dimsumwonton/r/friedwonton.htm |date=November 12, 2012 }}, ''About.com''</ref><ref>[http://blogchef.net/fried-wontons-recipe/ Fried Wontons Recipe], ''BlogChef.net''</ref><ref>[http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipe/fried-wontons Fried Wontons Recipe], ''ThaiTable.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.chow.com/recipes/28056-fried-wontons-zha-yuntun Fried Wontons (Zhá Yúntūn)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906010954/http://www.chow.com/recipes/28056-fried-wontons-zha-yuntun |date=September 6, 2015 }}, ''Chow.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.fromaway.com/cooking/chinese-new-year-fried-wontons Chinese New Year: Fried Wontons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228014808/http://www.fromaway.com/cooking/chinese-new-year-fried-wontons |date=February 28, 2018 }}, ''FromAway.com''</ref><ref>[http://rasamalaysia.com/chinese-recipe-fried-wontons/ Fried Wontons Recipe], ''RasaMalaysia.com''</ref>
* [[General Tso's chicken]] — Chunks of chicken that are dipped in batter, deep fried, and seasoned with ginger, garlic, sesame oil, scallions, and hot [[chili pepper]]s. This dish was named after [[Qing dynasty]] statesman and military leader [[Zuo Zongtang]], often referred to as General Tso.
* [[Mongolian beef]] — Fried beef with scallions or white onions in a spicy and often sweet brown sauce.
* [[Pepper steak]] — Sliced steak, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and white or green onions stir fried with salt, sugar, and soy sauce. [[Bean sprout]]s are a less common addition.
* Royal beef—Deep-fried sliced beef, doused in a wine sauce and often served with steamed broccoli.
* [[Sesame chicken]] — Boned, marinated, battered, and deep-fried chicken which is then dressed with a translucent red or orange, sweet and mildly spicy sauce, made from soy sauce, corn starch, vinegar, chicken broth, and sugar, and topped with sesame seeds.
[[File:Wonton Strips.jpg|thumb|[[Wonton]] strips are commonly served as complimentary appetizers along with [[duck sauce]] and hot mustard]]
* [[Sushi]] — despite being served in the Japanese and American styles, some American Chinese restaurants serve various types of sushi, usually on buffets.
* Sweet roll — yeast rolls, typically fried, covered in granulated sugar or powdered sugar. Some variants are stuffed with [[cream cheese]] or icing.
* Wonton strips — these deep-fried strips of dough are commonly offered as complimentary appetizers, along with [[duck sauce]] and hot mustard, or with soup when ordering take-out.

====Other American Chinese dishes====
''[https://omnivorescookbook.com/stir-fried-pea-shoots/ Dau miu]''  is a Chinese vegetable that has become popular since the early 1990s, and now not only appears on English-language menus, usually as "pea shoots", but is often served by some non-Asian restaurants as well. Originally, it was only available during a few months of the year, but it is now grown in greenhouses and is available year-round.