moo goo gai pan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Taishanese 蘑菇雞片蘑菇鸡片 (mo3 gu1 gai1 pen1*, literally “sliced chicken with button mushrooms”).

Noun

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moo goo gai pan (uncountable)

  1. An Americanized version of a certain Cantonese dish, usually a simple stir-fried dish consisting of sliced or cubed chicken with white button mushrooms and other vegetables such as snow peas, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and Chinese cabbage.

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