Is Crab Rangoon Chinese, Thai, or American?

[hevnsnt]

Ok, so I can order Crab Rangoon at any local chinese restaurant. Today I found that they are available in all of the local Thai restaurants..

BUT

When I was in Europe, I ordered it at a chinese restaurant (even though it wasnt on the menu) and they looked at me like I was crazy.

So WTF man?

 

[Conky]

It's oriental.

😀

 

[Mo0o]

american. rangoon is'nt even in china and the damn thing is filled with cheese.

 

[waggy]

we get it at a Vietnamese place.

i agree they Good.

 

[mordantmonkey]

totally, completely, american. c'mon, fatty dairy product in a deep-fried pastry shell? US

 

[dullard]

It is 100% American Chineese food. link. Rangoon started in California I think.

 

[puffff]

answer here?

 

[hevnsnt]

I am glad I am an american. 😛

 

[sygyzy]

It's American but Chinese influenced (ie won tons). It's like asking where the California Roll came from. Of course it's an American Invention but it wouldn't have come about without the invention of sushi.

 

[BigJ]

There's only one place I've ever ordered from where I like the crab rangoon.

 

[MisterJackson]

God that stuff is good. I'm getting a boner thinking about it.

 

[fs5]

it's nasty, worst thing ever to grace the menu of any chinese restaurant by far.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: fs5
it's nasty, worst thing ever to grace the menu of any chinese restaurant by far.

agreed

 

[PHiuR]

<--- likes crab ragoon.

i also like chicken feet and beef tripe

 

[kitkit201]

crab ragoon is also in a hawaiian bbq place local to me.. Ono Hawaiian BBQ

 

[Saint Nick]

i like beef wontons 😱

 

[Excelsior]

God that stuff is good. I'm getting a boner thinking about it.

it's nasty, worst thing ever to grace the menu of any chinese restaurant by far.

Hah.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

crab rangoon > *

 

[LongCoolMother]

crab rangoon is an 'american' chinese food. most chinese people probably would never have heard of, even less eaten crab rangoon. 🙁

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
totally, completely, american. c'mon, fatty dairy product in a deep-fried pastry shell? US

^^^

 

[ruffilb]

Generic Asian / American.

 

[McGyver]

definitely pseodo-asian-american food

 

[Pepsei]

some places use cream cheese, and real crab....as oppose to something nasty with fake crabs

 

[JulesMaximus]

It always cracks me up when people bitch about food not being authentic ***insert country of origin*** food...even when the food kicks ass. :laugh:

 

[dopcombo]

Erm, I'm supposing it "kicks ass" because it's been localised for Americans? 🙂

Been to so many Asian cities and I've never even heard of it... so I suppose I'll have to wait till I go over to the US.