During the 19th century the American Chinese cuisine developed in America. This happen because of the Chinese restaurateurs who start to change their cooking techniques in order to adjust them to the American tastes. The second thing that the Chinese cuisine did in order to conquer the American market was to open restaurants in cities where Chinese food was totally unknown. Because chefs in these restaurants had to adapt their cooking techniques to the client preferences new unique dishes were created such as chop suey. The new style of Chinese cooking developed in America was nothing like the one practiced in China. The chop suey houses that developed all over America in the 19th century does not exist nowadays. They were replaced by modern Chinese restaurants ruled by new waves of immigr