This excellent article, titled "Chinese Cooking," should be read in full. 6 July 1884, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, pg. 4: Chop soly is a ragout and may be justly termed the national dish of China. Each cook has his own recipe. The main features of it are pork, bacon, chickens, mushroom, bamboo shoots, onion and pepper. (OT: My flight home is in about seven hours.)