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Mongolian beef, sweet and crispy sesame (芝麻) chicken, Chinese fortune cookie (签语饼) are dishes you might not have heard of in China, but some Americans would probably list them as their favourite Chinese cuisine (菜肴). They are part of American-Chinese food, which has its own story.
In the 19th century, thousands of Chinese immigrants, mostly from the Guangdong area came to the US West Coast. They went there for a new life. They missed the tasty food from their homeland, so they cooked their own dishes using ingredients they could find in America, like broccoli and corn.
These early Chinese immigrants also opened the first Chinese restaurants in the US. They had to adapt (使适应) their recipes (食谱) to make the food taste good with the new ingredients they found. This marks the creation of a new unique cuisine—a mix of Chinese and American flavours.
As these restaurants became more popular outside of the Chinese immigrant community, the cooks started to change the dishes to make the food more like American local food. Compared with American food, Chinese food has more subtle (清淡的) flavours, so they made Chinese food more fried and thicker.
Over time, American-Chinese cuisine grew into its own phenomenon (独特现象), shaped by Cantonese traditions but also influenced by other Chinese regions. Today, American-Chinese restaurants can be found all over the world. So, next time you have the chance, stop in for a bite and open a fortune cookie—you might enjoy what's inside.
根据语篇内容,按要求回答问题。
41. Why did thousands of Chinese immigrants come to the US in the 19th century?For a new life.
42. Why did Chinese immigrants start cooking their own dishes in America?Because they missed the food from their homeland.
43. How did the first Chinese restaurants in the US adapt their recipes as they became more popular?They changed the dishes to make the food more like American local food.
44. What's the American-Chinese food like compared with Chinese food?It's more fried and thicker.
45. Where can you find American-Chinese restaurants now?All over the world.

答案： 41. For a new life. 42. Because they missed the food from their homeland. 43. They changed the dishes to make the food more like American local food. 44. It's more fried and thicker. 45. All over the world.