This might not be about the food itself, but the British version of the phrase "I got some Chinese food" is, apparently, "I got a Chinese." They literally don't ever say "Chinese food," it's ...

“ [British Chinese food] illustrates the entrepreneurial and resilient nature of immigrants.” Once alien to the masses, the cuisine is now one of the most popular in the country.

British Chinese food, and more specifically Chinese takeaway food, has recently become a focal point on TikTok among Americans with #britishchinesefood amassing 36.9 million views, spurring a ...

British Chinese takeaway food has split opinion online, after a viral TikTok video from an Asian American. Soogia addressed British TikTokers' trend of "unboxing" their takeaway, and singled out ...

Chinese food is a beloved takeaway choice for Brits. In 2025, YouGov data revealed that 51% of UK consumers ranked Chinese food among their top three favorite takeaways. The menu at British ...

The humble Chinese takeaway is having a moment. It started with British users posting TikTok videos of their regular orders: egg fried rice, salt and pepper chips, chicken balls, curry sauce, the ...

Yinrun Huang, 25, who is originally from Shanghai, moved to the UK two years ago and decided to try our version of Chinese food for the first time.

Americans have discovered British Chinese food and they’re in shock. They’re also missing out on the history of an immigrant community adapting a food to create something unique.

Chinese food is a perfect example of this. It has always been produced in ways that blur both national boundaries and the borders between ethnic cuisines. The history of Chinese food both in China ...

Back in 2000, when I started helping out at my parents’ Chinese takeaway in Cumbria, in northwest England, the most popular items we sold were house special curry with fried rice (£4.50); a ...