Various Types of Chinese food

Description: A Crab rangoon is a deep fried wonton (dumpling) that is stuffed with crab, cream cheese and scallions.

Also known as: Pupu platter

Description: A pu pu platter is an assortment of Chinese appetizers that may include egg rolls, crab rangoons, fried wontons, tempura shrimp, beef teriyaki, spare ribs, chicken wings, and chicken fingers, among other items.

If eaten in the restaurant, the tray may be accompanied with a small hibachi grill.

Description: This is an omelet that is covered in a thick sauce or gravy.

Also known as: Moo shu

Description: Moo shi is a Mandarin-style dish prepared with egg, meat, mushroom, and vegetables. It is served with pancakes used to roll up the Moo shi.

Also known as: Tossed noodles

Description: Noodles are tossed and blended within a stir-fry mixture. (This is unlike chow mein, in which the noodles are prepared separately.)

Description: Spring rolls are a more delicate version of egg rolls and are often vegetarian. They are made with a flour wrapper that does not contain egg and are deep-fried.

Description: Egg rolls are a larger version of spring rolls and usually contain barbecued pork or shrimp with vegetables such as cabbage, bean sprouts, and celery. They are cooked by deep-frying.

Description: Fried rice is made from cold rice that has previously been cooked and is combined with bits of vegetables, meat, and scrambled egg.

Description: The literal meaning is stir-fried noodles. It consists of fried noodles with bits of meat and vegetables. The noodles are prepared separately from the rest of the dish and they are recombined at the end of preparation. The vegetables may include celery, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts.

Description: This is usually a mix of vegetables and meat in a brown sauce.