Egg Foo Young

My American friends used to be surprised when I told them that egg foo young is the name of an authentic classical Chinese dish, but that what they were served in Chinese restaurants bore no relation to the original. The Westernized version represents the worst aspect of the tendencies of Cantonese cooks to give the foreign customers what they wanted – in this case dry, crispy omelettes drenched in a brown sauce, served with plenty of soy sauce on the table. From the proprietor’s point of v