From stir-fried buffalo to Matzoh Foo Young: “Would anyone have bet the bank on Chinese food (in the mid-19th century, when the first Chinese eateries sprang up in California to feed Cantonese laborers)? According to Chinese Restaurant News, there are now more Chinese restaurants in America than there are McDonald’s franchises—nearly three times as many in fact. In the 19th century, though, the Chinese were scorned as rat-eaters; nothing could have been more revolting than eating what they ate.” (Slate)