Li Hongzhang invented a novel called? Chopper? This dish is made of leftovers. Americans think this dish is delicious, so they ask Li Hongzhang the name of this dish one after another. They even put the name of this dish in the dictionary.

On one occasion, in order to maintain good-neighborly relations with Russia, Li Hongzhang was invited to attend the coronation ceremony of Nicholas II. When he left, he took several royal chefs with him. On the one hand, he could taste his hometown food abroad, and he didn't have to worry about eating unaccustomed. On the other hand, he wanted to bring Chinese food to all parts of the world, so that foreigners could also taste Chinese food. After attending the coronation ceremony, Li Hongzhang turned around and went to the United States. At that time, Americans welcomed him very much. Li Hongzhang was very happy, so he hosted a banquet for many Americans. At that time, the scene was very lively. The mansion where Li Hongzhang lived was crowded with people. Li Hongzhang was a hospitable person. He felt that everyone who came was a guest, so he asked the court chef to prepare lunch. After the court chef cooked for a few hours, they put the dishes on the table. The Americans couldn't wait. After the Americans finished tasting, they also gave the court chef a thumbs-up sign. Li Hongzhang was very helpful, so he ordered the court chef to burn all the dishes, and the court chef didn't dare to neglect them. They cooked a lot of dishes one after another, but there were fewer and fewer dishes, but there were more and more guests outside. At this time, it was too late to buy food. The court chef immediately told Li Hongzhang about this situation, and Li Hongzhang was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks.

At this moment, Li Hongzhang had an epiphany. He thought of a way. He asked the servants to pour all the leftovers of the guests into a pot and cook them, and then served them to the Americans. When Americans saw this big bowl of food, they all rushed to take chopsticks to hold it. Unexpectedly, this bowl of food combined with the flavors of all the previous dishes, and Americans were full of praise for it. Some even asked Li Hongzhang what it was called. Called chop suey? Americans even wrote this word into the dictionary to express their love for this dish.