11 Facts About Chinese takeaway

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Chinese takeaway restaurant is an establishment that serves a Chinese takeaway cuisine.

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2.

The first documented Chinese takeaway restaurant opened in 1849 as the Canton Restaurant.

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At the ratification of the Chinese takeaway Exclusion Act of 1882 there were only 14 restaurants in San Francisco.

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However, the Chinese takeaway Exclusion Act allowed merchants to enter the country, and in 1915 restaurant owners became eligible for merchant visas.

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5.

The Chinese takeaway Exclusion Act forced Chinese takeaway immigrants to move away from wage work to self employment through laundries and restaurants.

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In 1884, Chinese takeaway food was made available as part of an exhibition featuring a 'restaurant' in the International Health Exhibition in South Kensington, London.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, Chinese takeaway restaurants had been present in a significant majority of Australian cities and towns for over fifty years, and in many places for over one hundred and fifty years.

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Significant majority of original Chinese takeaway migration came from Kwangtung Province in southern China, heavily influencing the style of food, consisting of fresh vegetables and fruit, with fish, poultry, and pork, with rice, herbs and spices.

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In 2020, a number of Chinese takeaway restaurants began trialling the use of service robots, including in Renesse and Maastricht.

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10.

In 1928, one of Germany's first Chinese takeaway restaurants opened in the Kantstraße region of Berlin, known for its large Chinese takeaway community.

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11.

The majority of Egypt's Chinese takeaway restaurants are found in Cairo, described by Slate in 2015 as "Shanghai on the Nile" due to its burgeoning Chinese takeaway food scene.

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