Subgum or sub gum (traditional:
什 錦; simplified:
什 锦;
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
: sap
6 gam
2; pinyin: shí jǐn; literally "ten brocades", metaphorically "numerous and varied") is a type of
Chinese
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dish in which one or more meats or seafood are mixed with vegetables and sometimes also
noodles
Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, Ind ...
,
rice
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, or
soup. It originates from
Cantonese cuisine and is a commonly encountered dish on the menus of Chinese restaurants in
North America.
In the United States of America
The earliest known mention of ''subgum'' is in 1902 in a list of Chinese dishes in the ''
Chicago Daily Tribune
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''. An early indirect mention of ''sub-gum'' is in 1906; in 1909, there is a more explicit reference to ''sub gum deang'' at a Chicago restaurant and in 1913, to ''sub gum gai suey'' at a New York restaurant.
See also
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Chop suey
Chop suey () is a dish in American Chinese cuisine and other forms of overseas Chinese cuisine, consisting of meat (usually chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or fish) and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery a ...
*
Champon
, also known as ''Chanpon'', is a noodle dish that is a regional cuisine of Nagasaki, Japan. There are different versions in Japan, Korea and China. The dish was inspired by Chinese cuisine.
''Champon'' is made by frying pork, seafood and v ...
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External links
Vegetable subgum lo mein photo
See also
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American Chinese cuisine
American Chinese cuisine
Cantonese cuisine
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