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General Tso, known more formally as Zuo Zongtang, or Tso Tsung-t'ang, was one of China's greatest military leaders. Born in 1812 in Hsiangyin, Hunan, it was certain Zuo would achieve greatness.
Two Chinese chefs, Peng Chang-kuei and T.T. Wang, each claimed to have invented General Tso's chicken. The two claims may be somewhat reconciled in that the current General Tso's chicken recipe — where the meat is crispy fried — was introduced by Wang under the name "General Ching's chicken", a name which still has trace appearances on menus on the Internet (the identity of its namesake ...
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Lee for the documentary The Search for General Tso (2014). [10] [11] [12] In the documentary, Peng recalled in 1952 he was invited by the Republic of China Navy to be in charge of a three-day state banquet during Admiral Arthur W. Radford's visit of Taiwan. [11] [12] Peng claimed Tso's chicken was served on Radford's menu on the third day.
Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠, Xiang Chinese: [tso˧˩ tsoŋ˧ tan˩˧]; [1] Wade-Giles spelling: Tso Tsung-t'ang; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a Chinese statesman and army officer of the late Qing dynasty.
General Tso (disambiguation) General Tso's chicken, sweet and spicy deep-fried chicken dish also known as "General Tao's chicken" Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), Qing dynasty Chinese general for whom the chicken dish is named
The "Tso" in General Tso might be approximated as "zwoh" Wouldn't tswah be closer? --Iustinus 03:56, 17 January 2007 (UTC) -- I can't think of any Mandarin word that sounds close to "tswah". I've added an explanation to the pronunciation section on approximating the sound without the use of any romanization systems.
The recipe required a "fine full-grown fowl". [10] It also appeared in the kitchens of Alessandro Filippini, who was a chef with a restaurant on Wall Street in the 19th century. [9] Fans of the dish have included Franklin D. Roosevelt, who encountered country captain while visiting the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. [11]