National Chop Suey Day: What Is Chop Suey & The History Of Chop Suey

Updated August 2026 August 29th is National Chop Suey Day. Chop suey is often described as a Chinese-American invention, but its history is more complicated. The dish has Chinese antecedents, including Taishanese forms known as tsaap slui, while the version that became familiar in U.S. Chinese restaurants developed and evolved in America. Even the hit…
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