Who invented general tso

General Tao was a real person, but he was not a chef. It turns out that Chef Peng Chang-kuei was also from Hunan Province and was made ambassador of a chicken recipe with a spicy-sour sauce, called General Tao. Knowing the palate of American diners, Chef Wang added a crispier batter to the chicken as well as sugar to the sauce. Until he was hospitalized a few months ago, his son said Peng was a daily presence at their flagship Taipei restaurant which opened after the chef left New York in The restaurant space on East 44th Street was later occupied by a steakhouse that also is gone.

Tso's chicken maker dies. Burger tribute for Russia protest artist. Australian man patents the Hamdog. Mr Peng moved to New York in , and opened a Chinese restaurant.

While General Tso's is best known as American Chinese food, its fame has seen some Hunanese chefs embrace the recipe. Who invented General Tso's chicken recipe and how it spread to the United States? Reader Favorites. General Tso's Chicken. Orange Chicken. Mongolian Chicken. Chinese Chicken Parcels.