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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.
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. A ...
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 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 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 ...
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]
Cao is the 30th-most-common surname in mainland China as of 2019 [1] and the 58th-most-common surname on Taiwan.. In the United States, the romanization Cao is a fairly common surname, ranked 7,425th during the 1990 census but 2,986th during the year 2000 census. [2]