Chow mein sandwich

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Originating in Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s or '40s, the chow mein sandwich [1] which typically consists of a hamburger-style bun with a brown gravy-based chow mein mixture placed between and served hot, is popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout southeastern Massachusetts and parts of neighboring Rhode Island.

Typically, customers ask for their sandwiches to be "strained" or "unstrained." This refers to whether they would like their sandwich with vegetables. If the chow mein is strained it has no vegetables.

[edit] External links

• "Chow Mein Sandwiches" by Imogene Lim

[edit] See also

• Chow mein
• St. Paul sandwich
• American Chinese cuisine