Moo Goo Gai Pan Definition

mo͝o go͝o gī păn
noun
A Chinese dish consisting of slices of chicken sautéed with black mushrooms and assorted vegetables.
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Origin of Moo Goo Gai Pan

  • Cantonese mo4 gu1 gai1 pin3 akin to Chinese (Mandarin) mógu jī piàn mógu mushroom jī chicken (from Middle Chinese kjiaj) piàn slice (from Middle Chinese phjian`)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Cantonese names of the ingredients: 蘑菇 (mo4 gu1, “button mushrooms"); 鸡 (gai1, “chicken"); 片 (pin3, “slice")

    From Wiktionary

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