Beef Stroganoff and hotels serving the dish with rice, but not sour cream. Beef stroganoff preparation varies significantly not only based on geography and other factors, such as the cut of meat and seasonings selected. Meat for the dish can be cut in different ways and is sometimes diced, cubed, or cut into strips. Some variations include mushrooms and onions or other vegetables and varied seasonings such as sugar, salt, black pepper, and bottled marinades and rubs. In the version often prepared in the United States today in restaurants and hotels, it consists of strips of beef filet with a mushroom, onion,
Kuai (dish) Kuai (dish) Kuai was a Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat, which was popular and commonly eaten in the early Chinese dynasties. According to the "Book of Rites" compiled between 202 BC and 220 AD, "kuai" consists of small thin slices or strips of raw meat, which are prepared by first thinly slicing the meat and then cutting the thin slices into strips. In modern times, the dishes are more often referred to as "raw fish slices" () or as "yusheng" (). The type of fish commonly used in ancient times included carp (鯉)