A GLASGOW chef's take on a traditional 'British' Chinese takeaway has gone viral.

Chef Jimmy Lee has more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and regularly shares tutorials of him cooking popular dishes from Chinese cuisine. 

And following a controversial debate surrounding how Brits order Chinese food, the chef prepared a 'UK edition' Chinese banquet.

He begins the short clip by saying, 'having a Chinese, let's go!', and prepares fried rice, chow mein, salt and chilli chicken and chips, crispy Chinese chilli chicken and prawn toast.

Jimmy tops it all off with curry sauce and sweet and sour sauce. 

 

@chefjimmylee Having a Chinese UK Editon🔥 #fyp #achinese #chinesetakeaway #chinesetakeout #britishchinese #british #american #americanchinesefood #chinesefood #speedcooking ♬ Dj Something Just Like This - Lukman D'zhello

It comes after an American TikToker shared a video explaining that she noticed a lot of videos of British people unveiling their Chinese takeaway orders and feeling that their choices - such as chicken balls and chips - weren't what she considers traditional Chinese food.

Soogia said: "Maybe it's just the algorithm but I didn't see any dumplings, no hotpot, no map tofu, no bao buns, no wong beans."

She also suggested that the phrase "getting a Chinese", commonly used by people in the UK, "is not intended to be racist but feels a little racist”.

 

@soogia1 The Al Gore Rhythm can be so funny sometimes. #achinese #chinesefood #britishchinesefood #americanchinesefood #interestingcombination #currysauce #chickenballs #chips #greenscreenvideo ♬ Little Things - Tiqta

The clip has since been viewed over 3.5 million times, and many were quick to comment on the difference in phrases used in the UK and the US.

One wrote: "It’s shortened - it means Chinese takeaway or Indian takeaway - people just shorten it to a Chinese or an Indian."

Another said: "We also say an Indian, a Mexican, an Italian, a Greek, a Turkish, a Thai, also ironically a full English. I just think it’s a language quirk."