> America is a country made up of immigrants from other countries, so when they are here making the foods that they used to make in their home countries, we cal

> America is a country made up of immigrants from other countries, so when they are here making the foods that they used to make in their home countries, we call it "Chinese food" Ok but nobody in China makes "crab rangoon". > I understand why this can be confusing That sounds a little patronizing. Obviously I am familiar with the concept of migration. I was simply surprised by something that is so wildly different from any reasonable notion of food that originated in China. The line from China to chow mein or general tso chicken is much more clear than the line to crab rangoon. > Saying "Chinese food" does not literally mean food from China, it means food made by Chinese immigrants to The United States. But now we're getting into the territory calling pizza Mexican food because most people in the back of the house at pizzerias in the USA are of Mexican origin.