In the West, particularly the U.S. and Canada, we know him simply as General Tso, namesake of a Chinese takeout chicken dish. Zuo was born in 1812 in Hsiangyin, Hunan, to a family of wealthy ...

General Tso's chicken is originally a sweet, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in American Chinese restaurants. The story behind this dish is that it was created by Chef Pang in the 1950s.

The survey found that General Tso’s chicken was the most-ordered dish in 2024, accounting for 14.8% of orders, an increase of 6.17% from 2023. But other chicken dishes are gaining in popularity ...

This dish was invented by Hunanese chef Peng-Chang Kuei, with variations of it found all over the world. The original dish used chicken, but we've used crunchy fried tofu. If you don’t like ...