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Definition of Moo goo gai pan
1. Noun. A Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables.
Definition of Moo goo gai pan
1. Noun. An Americanized version of the 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. ¹
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Literary usage of Moo goo gai pan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James Bernard Frost (2000)
"Entrées such as the vegetarian orange beef and moo goo gai pan are made with
ingenious combinations of tofu, soy bean, wheat gluten, beans, mushrooms and ..."
2. Advanced Guide Canada's Atlantic Provinces by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2005)
"So if one of you hankers for moo goo gai pan when the other one wants pizza,
you're in luck. 174 Victoria St., Edmundston, •a 506/735-3329. ..."