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The Search for General Tso
General Tso's chicken can be found on every Chinese menu in America, but who was General Tso? Filmmakers Ian Cheney and Jennifer Lee set out to find the origins of the dish in their film, The Search for General Tso .
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readGeneral Tso's chicken can be found on every Chinese menu in America, but who was General Tso? Filmmakers Ian Cheney and Jennifer Lee set out to find the origins of the dish in their film, The Search for General Tso.
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Chinatown Then and Now, "Oriental" Ramen, Who Was General Tso?- 0:00Is Chinatown LA's Next Big Food Destination?
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- 35:01Two Restaurateurs Are Introducing Crab Rangoon and Orange Chicken to China
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- 51:48Market Report
The full episode
4 of 7Chinatown Then and Now, "Oriental" Ramen, Who Was General Tso?- 0:00Is Chinatown LA's Next Big Food Destination?
- 7:29The Man behind Chinatown's Restaurant Boom
- 15:04Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America
- 24:50The Search for General TsoYou’re reading this
- 35:01Two Restaurateurs Are Introducing Crab Rangoon and Orange Chicken to China
- 43:10The Problem with "Oriental" Ramen
- 51:48Market Report