Panda Express’ orange chicken, the quintessential American Chinese invention that helped bolster a nationwide craze for Chinese takeout, turns 35 on Friday.
The ubiquitous restaurant offering, while deceptive simple, marries a host of Chinese regional flavors with American ingredients.
The dish “takes a hybrid approach of bridging cultures, ingredients and flavors while respecting its roots,” Jimmy Wang, Panda Express’ head chef of culinary innovation, said in an email. And the reality is that for many Americans, the restaurant’s fare is their first exposure to Chinese-inspired food.
The company even partnered with Beyond Meat last summer to create a vegan version of orange chicken. In a limited launch in Los Angeles, Wang said, the product sold out in less than two weeks. . “We are committed to providing a safe environment for all associates and stand behind our core values to treat each person with respect.”from 2015 shows young Chinese Americans deriding the dish as “white people’s Chinese food.” Some say an unspeakable shame is associated with eating, let alone enjoying, a dish so garishly designed for the American palate.
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