Some Chinese restaurant favorites are so familiar in the West that people assume they must be traditional, but many of them have a very different story. This countdown looks at 7 Western Chinese dishes you probably will not actually find in China. From General Tso’s chicken, fortune cookies, sweet and sour pork, crab rangoon, chop suey, egg rolls, and orange chicken, these dishes reveal how Chinese food was adapted, reinvented, and transformed for Western tastes. We will look at where these favorites came from, why they became so popular, and how immigration, restaurant culture, sweet sauces, deep frying, and local ingredients helped create a completely separate style of Chinese takeout. Whether you love food history, Chinese cuisine, or classic takeout orders, this list is full of surprising origin stories. Watch until the end and tell us which Western Chinese dish you still love anyway.