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 ...

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 ...

“ [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 ...

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.

Full disclosure: I am not a great lover of the British Chinese takeaway. But this has nothing to do with the food itself or the people who make it, it’s simply not what I’m used to.

In a video that now has 5.2 million views TikTok, British food and fashion creator Charly Anne simply plates up her dinner for the night. “I got a Chinese tonight. I’ve been craving a Chinese ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Wetherspoons. Nando’s. A British Chinese takeaway. Fine for a night out – but hardly the showcase of what British food can be. Not St. John. Not The Devonshire. Not even Rules.