Food vs. Food

#19: Fried Rice vs. Lo Mein


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It's takeout time. We're examining the origins of two classic Chinese restaurant staples, why exactly there are so many Chinese restaurants in the first place, and the mystical effects of MSG.

Links: 

https://www.thespruce.com/fried-rice-recipe-695037

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/22/467113401/lo-mein-loophole-how-u-s-immigration-law-fueled-a-chinese-restaurant-boom

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