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For whatever reason, I have the occasional desire for General Tso's Chicken, kind of like an occasional desire for a greasy hamburger or a good old fashioned meatloaf. I tried to do a little research and found out that there really was a 19th century Chinese general from Hunan named TSO T'sung-t'ang (1812-1885), but this Web site connects him with chicken in no way, and suggests that the chicken dish was invented in New York by Chef Peng in the 1970s.... http://www.echonyc.com/~erich/tso.htm I would like to throw this out to the throngs of experts who frequent this site to see if any of you have any alternative thoughts to offer. It doesn't appear to be genuinely Chinese cuisine, but even at genuine Chinese restaurants they offer it on the list of "specials" that Americans gravitate toward....at a local Chinese restaurant that is so awful I never eat there anymore, they offer "Mrs. Tso's Chicken" which is chunks of white meat sauteed in a brown sauce. Yawn....! Anyone know of any particularly excellent renditions out there?
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Movie website with trailer The Search for General Tso will be playing on June 19 and 20 in DC in the AFI Docs Documentary Film Festival. Jennifer 8 Lee (wrote the Fortune Cookie Chronicles) was a producer (Variety review). Showtimes are Thursday, June 19, 9pm, at the Goethe Institute in Chinatown and Friday, June 20, 12:15pm at the AFI Silver Theater Tickets are on sale now. I'm really looking forward to seeing it!
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