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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 ...
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.
Lee says that both "General Tso's chicken and Orange Chicken are Americanized mutations of sweet and sour dishes found in China." [ 1 ] Orange chicken has also entered the menus of the mainstream U.S. by being served in school cafeterias, [ 4 ] and in military bases' chow halls, [ 5 ] and also found in the supermarket frozen meal aisle.
The Search for General Tso is a documentary film that premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. It was directed by Ian Cheney and produced by Amanda Murray and Jennifer 8. Lee. [1] Sundance Selects acquired it in December 2014, and it was released January 2, 2015, in theaters and on demand. [2]
General Tao may refer to: Tao Jun (Three Kingdoms) , general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history Tao Kan (259–334), Jin dynasty Chinese general and governor
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.
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.
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.