Moo shu pork (木须肉; pinyin: mù xū ròu) is a pseudo-Chinese dish served primarily in Chinese restaurants in the United States. It is of northern Chinese origin, and is believed to have first appeared on the menus of U.S. Chinese restaurants in the 1970s. Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

It consists of sliced or shredded pork chop meat and scrambled eggs, stir fried together with cabbage, carrot, onions, day lily buds, bean sprouts, wood ear (black fungus), mushrooms, bok choy, scallions, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and soy sauce. The cabbage, carrots, onions, wood ears, mushrooms, bok choy, bamboo shoots, and bell peppers are generally sliced into long, thin strips before cooking. A pork chop is a term for several steak-style cuts of pork from the loin. ... Species See text The daylilies comprise the small genus Hemerocallis of flowering plants in the family Hemerocallidaceae. ... Wood ear can refer to two different closely related species of edible fungus used primarily in Asian cuisine: Auricularia auricula-judae Cloud ear fungus This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. ... Wood ear can refer to two different closely related species of edible fungus used primarily in Asian cuisine: Auricularia auricula-judae Cloud ear fungus This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Mu shu pork is served with hoisin sauce and several thin, tortilla-like wrappers made of flour, called "moo shu pancakes"; these are similar to those served with Peking Duck. Hoisin sauce (Chinese: 海鮮醬; Simplified Chinese: 海鲜酱; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoi2 sin1 zeong3; Mandarin Pinyin: hÇŽixiānjiàng; literally seafood sauce), also called Chinese barbecue sauce and suckling pig sauce, is a Chinese dipping sauce for dishes including Peking Duck, spring rolls and barbecued pork. ... Traditional tortilla making. ... Two American-style pancakes A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. ... Peking Duck, or more accurately, Peking Roast Duck (Chinese: 北京烤鸭, pinyin: běijīng kaoyā), is a famous dish from northeastern China. ...

If made with chicken instead of pork, the dish is called moo shu chicken. If prepared without any meat, it is called moo shu vegetables or mu shu tofu.