After taking on cereal and the flavor industry, the Museum of Food and Drink is cooking up its next tasty exhibit: “Chow,” a history of the culinary hybrid that is American Chinese food. “‘Chow’ will celebrate the birth and evolution of Chinese American cuisine, tracing its incredible 170-year history and sparking conversation around immigration, cultural identity, and what it means to be American,” according to the project page. RELATED: Inside the weird and corporate world of flavor at the Museum of Food and Drink The exhibit opens early next month, but the Brooklyn museum (which operates as an educational nonprofit) is looking for $80,000 on Kickstarter to make it happen — because displays like a fortune cookie machine cranking out unlimited treats for visitors (if you don’t like your first fortune, grab another!) and tastings of 1900-era dishes don’t come cheap. Plus, supporters get sweet perks like early access to the exhibit. The fundraiser is almost at $60,000 with about two days to go, and anyone who kicks in at least $10 gets a digital cookbook of historical recipes.
American Chinese food is the next exhibit for Brooklyn’s Museum of Food and Drink
