I dunno about that. A chinese man once told me there is nothing chinese about american chinese food and that it was invented in new york city by a jewish man.
Thats true.
BTW, that Chinese guy has moved back to Taiwan now.
He sells lottery tickets in a shop around the corner from my house.
Has a distinct "inside NYC" accent.
"Hey...You gonna win dis time or not?"
He tells me he's 104 yrs old.
Or 66...which ever one I wanna believe...;)