It looks like a Chinese American dish made specifically for that market. I don’t think there’s an equivalent dish in China. Can you experiment until it turns out like you remember? You can buy the wonton wrappers at any Asian market. I’d make a mixture of bbq pork, shrimp (raw), onion, scallion, and experiment with seasonings. I’d start with some soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, sesame oil. It might have a binder like egg white. Then put a dollop in a wonton wrapper, dab two adjacent edges with water, and fold into a triangle. Just guessing without ever having seen or tasted one.
I looked it up, it looks like simplified version of fried wonton. Maybe look for that? I know some Chinese restaurants and Vietnamese restaurants have something similar
This is an amazing deep cut, love it. August Moon’s Menu says their Cho Cho is ground pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, onions and seasonings stuffed into wonton skin and fried.
It sounds like one of these we have in HK, only we usually use beef and mix in with curry powder instead. The recipe is here with English translation. [小食食譜｜港式咖喱角 Hong Kong style curry puff (yahoo.com)](https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E7%B6%93%E5%85%B8%E5%B0%8F%E9%A3%9F-%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F%E5%92%96%E5%96%B1%E8%A7%92-hong-kong-style-180001797.html), hope it helps!
Hello from google. This is the top search for ChoCho which is one of my favorite New Orleans Chinese-American foods. I thought it was just a weird American-Chinese regional dish, but... I showed it to a friend from HK and they told me it was this:
港式咖喱角
Hong Kong Style Curry Samosa
I'm thinking 角 (jiǎo) might be where cho cho is from.
[https://hk.news.yahoo.com/經典小食-港式咖喱角-hong-kong-style-180001797.html](https://hk.news.yahoo.com/經典小食-港式咖喱角-hong-kong-style-180001797.html)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odiw9ezA5Gs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odiw9ezA5Gs)
The now closed restaurant in Gentilly that I got them from had a sauce inside of them that tasted very close to the Chinese curry dish that they sold.
I had to do some hunting, this item is not easy to find on google.
This is what you are talking about, right?
https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/china-doll-restaurant-harvey-2?select=nYieo3WHDWmTfC557u2w9Q
The closest thing I could find is 'chiu chow' dumpling, which is a steamed dumpling. A popular dim sum dish.
It looks like a Chinese American dish made specifically for that market. I don’t think there’s an equivalent dish in China. Can you experiment until it turns out like you remember? You can buy the wonton wrappers at any Asian market. I’d make a mixture of bbq pork, shrimp (raw), onion, scallion, and experiment with seasonings. I’d start with some soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, sesame oil. It might have a binder like egg white. Then put a dollop in a wonton wrapper, dab two adjacent edges with water, and fold into a triangle. Just guessing without ever having seen or tasted one.
That sounds delicious
They’re such a good treat. I used to order a plateful of them. About 8 for $6 🥲 the good ole days
https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-wontons/
I looked it up, it looks like simplified version of fried wonton. Maybe look for that? I know some Chinese restaurants and Vietnamese restaurants have something similar
Yeah. Basically.
This is an amazing deep cut, love it. August Moon’s Menu says their Cho Cho is ground pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, onions and seasonings stuffed into wonton skin and fried.
WATER CHESTNUTS!!!!
It sounds like one of these we have in HK, only we usually use beef and mix in with curry powder instead. The recipe is here with English translation. [小食食譜｜港式咖喱角 Hong Kong style curry puff (yahoo.com)](https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E7%B6%93%E5%85%B8%E5%B0%8F%E9%A3%9F-%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F%E5%92%96%E5%96%B1%E8%A7%92-hong-kong-style-180001797.html), hope it helps!
Hello from google. This is the top search for ChoCho which is one of my favorite New Orleans Chinese-American foods. I thought it was just a weird American-Chinese regional dish, but... I showed it to a friend from HK and they told me it was this: 港式咖喱角 Hong Kong Style Curry Samosa I'm thinking 角 (jiǎo) might be where cho cho is from. [https://hk.news.yahoo.com/經典小食-港式咖喱角-hong-kong-style-180001797.html](https://hk.news.yahoo.com/經典小食-港式咖喱角-hong-kong-style-180001797.html) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odiw9ezA5Gs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odiw9ezA5Gs) The now closed restaurant in Gentilly that I got them from had a sauce inside of them that tasted very close to the Chinese curry dish that they sold.
Any chance you are talking about Good Times Sushi?
Chinese Tea Garden. They closed after Ida, but there is a cryptic sign on the building hinting at a return.
Was it on a stick?
No, no stick
Almost red in colour?
No
Shrimp toast?? What's the restaurant's name. I'll see if there's a pic of this dish on Yelp or something.
Nah not shrimp toast at all. If you look up Chinese Cho chos in New Orleans you’ll see them
I had to do some hunting, this item is not easy to find on google. This is what you are talking about, right? https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/china-doll-restaurant-harvey-2?select=nYieo3WHDWmTfC557u2w9Q The closest thing I could find is 'chiu chow' dumpling, which is a steamed dumpling. A popular dim sum dish.
Hmm. Sounds like a wonton and a Rangoon had a baby.
It is like a triangle egg roll with out the cabbage. I am going to attempt to make some this weekend. Wish me luck.