moo goo gai pan

English

Alternative forms

  • mogu-jipian, mogujipian, mo gu ji pian

Etymology

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

Noun

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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