Explanation: General Tso was a military commander in the Late Qing Dynasty. In the US, there is a dish called "General Tso's chicken" that was named after this military commander, but is otherwise unrelated. But it's fun to think of a military commander cooking while the enemy is at the gates!
He lost the battle and was killed in action .... because his troops were so distracted and preoccupied by this delicious new dish that he had made.
He won the truest victory of all - to live on as a beloved memory in the hearts of both his countrymen and his enemies 🙏
You just reminded me of ye olde flash animation parodying Mambo No 5 called Combo No 5 with kinda racist caricatures of a Chinese food shop staff listing off all their dishes, which included General Tso’s chicken - the first time I’d ever heard of such a thing.
General Tso's chicken was first created in Taiwan, iirc.
ngl I initially thought TSO was an abbreviation until I read the comments
Explanation: General Tso was a military commander in the Late Qing Dynasty. In the US, there is a dish called "General Tso's chicken" that was named after this military commander, but is otherwise unrelated. But it's fun to think of a military commander cooking while the enemy is at the gates!
He lost the battle and was killed in action .... because his troops were so distracted and preoccupied by this delicious new dish that he had made.
He won the truest victory of all - to live on as a beloved memory in the hearts of both his countrymen and his enemies 🙏
You just reminded me of ye olde flash animation parodying Mambo No 5 called Combo No 5 with kinda racist caricatures of a Chinese food shop staff listing off all their dishes, which included General Tso’s chicken - the first time I’d ever heard of such a thing.