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Outside of Taishan ( Toisan ), the name " chop suey " or " shap sui " in Cantonese, and " za sui ", when used in Mandarin, has the somewhat different meaning of cooked animal offal or entrails.

For example, in the classic novel Journey to the West ( circa 1590 ), Sun Wukong tells a lion-monster in chapter 75: " When I passed through Guangzhou, I bought a pot for cooking za sui – so I'll savour your liver, entrails, and lungs.

" This may be the same as the " Chop Suey Kiang " found in 1898 New York.