Well, but here’s the thing, and I don’t want to turn this personal, or belabor it, but it’s interesting that it didn’t bother you with Japanese restaurants being included, nor even, let’s face it, Chinese restaurants, since “chop suey” isn’t really associated with Chinese food outside of Western culture, and even the origin of the term and dish are rooted in Taiwanese culture, so the Chinese as a whole would probably find it odd as well. Either way, while I appreciate your sentiments, I’m planning on, at least as of now, sticking with it as an easily understandable American English term for what I want to convey.

I’m not going to say I don’t understand your comment, I do. But I think it’s just a bit too “PC” for me to even worry about it. I have the feeling this is one of those situations where someone who’s not a member of the “target group” is more offended for them than they are for themselves. I could be wrong, and hey, Asian readers, let me know if you do find it offensive. It’s not my intent, and I think that the use of what’s really an American English term rather than a specifically Chinese (or Korean or Japanese, or…) term kind of makes the point, no? It’s part of why I picked it!