A popular restaurant dish, this recipe for moo goo gai pan means "Fresh mushrooms with sliced chicken" In cantonese. The original dish, known as mah gu gai pin, was adapted for western tastes. Traditionally made with whole button mushrooms, other types of mushrooms can be substituted and, while some versions include bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and snow peas, others include broccoli and other vegetables. Likewise, some versions are made with oyster sauce, while others contain hoisin sauce.
