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10 Chinese Dishes Chinese People Don't Eat

fortune-cookies-sm.jpgYou may be surprised to learn that Chinese people don't eat your favorite Chinese food dishes. Why? There are a lot of items that have become Americanized that Chinese people don't eat. Eater DC compiled a list of 10 Chinese dishes we eat that Chinese people don't. Some, like the crab wontons, may not surprise you. But fortune cookies? OK, that's pretty American. Maybe you should order out for Chinese-American food instead. [Eater DC]