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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 ...
The person most commonly credited with first cooking the dish is Peng Chang-kuei -- and he originally created the dish in a different form.
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.
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 statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.
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; Tao Qian (Han dynasty) (132–194), late Han dynasty Chinese warlord; Tao Pai Pai, human character in the Dragon Ball anime and manga series known as General Tao in some adaptions
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]
For example, I just did a search on Foodler for "General Gau's Chicken" and came up with ~30 hits for delivery options (3 pages worth), vs only 6 hits for "General Tso's Chicken." (I also don't think this is important enough to be in the article, just providing another point of view on the topic...) 76.119.236.24 ( talk ) 17:47, 19 May 2010 ...
General Tso may refer to: Tso Tsung-t'ang (1812–1885), Qing Dynasty military leader who suppressed the 1862–1877 Dungan Revolt; Tso Shih-hai (1870s–1945), Qing Dynasty, Republic of China, and Mengjiang general and official in Inner Mongolia; General Tso's chicken, dish popular in American Chinese restaurants, believed to be named for Tso ...