chinese take out: I want to order chinese take out can anyone tell me what Sa Cha beef|||Sha cha beef (Chinese: 娌欒尪鐗涜倝; also called sa cha beef, cha beef, or cha beefsteak) is the name of a Chinese dish featuring shacha sauce and tenderized beef strips. The Americanized dish is usually served over a bed of white rice with fresh scallions and cilantro (coriander). This is the native dish to the Gansu province of China. This dish is rare in that it is one of few Chinese-American dishes to maintain the principle of fan-ts'ai. The basis of this principle is the division between fan, grains and other starch foods, and ts'ai, vegetable and meat dishes. To prepare a balanced meal, it must have an appropriate amount of both fan and ts'ai, and ingredients are readied along both tracks. Sha cha beef is not only a superb example of fan-ts'ai, but a traditional dish dating back thousands of generations. Schabeefsteak is the commonly used term in the kitchens of asian restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This is the colloquial form of the word. Also used as an expression of agreement or as a greeting. Shacha sauce (also spelled sa cha sauce) or paste is a Chinese condiment primarily used in Fujian, Chiuchow, and Taiwanese cuisines. It is made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chilis, brill fish, and dried shrimp. It has a savory and slightly spicy taste. The ingredient has multiple uses: as a base for soups as a rub for barbecued meats as a seasoning for stir fry dishes as a component for dipping sauces, for example as used in hot pot meals |||Are you sure it's not "Szechuan?" That means it's spicy. It's strips of beef, stir-fried with vegetables and noodles.|||Cha just means Fried or Fry. Sa? I'm not sure...what's that? I'm quite sure there's spelling error on the menu....