Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

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Chop suey is not authentic Asian cuisine. You could search high and low across Asia and not find anyone making a chop suey as we know it. Chop suey's history is varied and uncertain. Generally, chop ...

UNIDENTIFIED CAST: (Singing) Chop suey. Chop suey. Good and bad... CHANG: This Broadway show tune dates back to the 1950s, when chop suey was a more common menu item. Eventually, it became a Chinese ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

Chop suey was once a classic Chinese American dish enjoyed on December 25 — a day when most other restaurants were closed — by Jews and other non-Christians. These days, we tend to think of chop suey ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo, 39, grew up in Tempe, Ariz., in a large family. Mexican food was an integral part of his upbringing. And yet, the dish that reminds him of home and family is a distinctly ...