General Tao's chicken
Sweet fried poultry
General Tao's chicken is a North American Chinese dish of deep-fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet, tangy, mildly spicy sauce.
Named after Qing dynasty general Zuo Zongtang, though he had no connection to the dish.
Also spelled General Tso's.
The dish exemplifies American Chinese cuisine—invented for Western palates, rarely found in China itself: Let's order General Tao's and some fried rice.
Quick-cook in hot oil
- wokConcave cooking pan
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
cornstarch · soy sauce · ginger · garlic · scallions · sesame oil · hoisin sauce · rice vinegar
Tasting of sugar
- spicyHaving strong heat
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- glazeThin lustrous coating
sticky · savory · pungent · gingery · sour · zesty · rich · balanced
Culturally adapted to US
- CanadianNorth American northerner
- fusionJoining into unity
- inventionNew device or method
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Montreal · adaptation · Chinese-American · diaspora · 1970s · apocryphal · namesake · mythology
Conveyance of goods
- carryoutFood ordered for elsewhere
- boxesSix-sided containers
- menuList of available dishes
- comboItems grouped together
order · fast food · pickup · lunch special · dinner · fortune cookie · chopsticks · staple
stir-fry
Quick-cook in hot oil
- wokConcave cooking pan
- deep-friedCooked submerged in fat
- crispyBrittle and snapping
battered · cornstarch · soy sauce · ginger · garlic · scallions · sesame oil · hoisin sauce · rice vinegar · marinade
sweet
Tasting of sugar
- spicyHaving strong heat
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
glaze · sticky · savory · pungent · gingery · sour · zesty · rich · balanced · glossy
Americanized
Culturally adapted to US
New York · Montreal · adaptation · Chinese-American · diaspora · 1970s · apocryphal · namesake · mythology
delivery
Conveyance of goods
combo · order · fast food · pickup · lunch special · dinner · fortune cookie · chopsticks · staple · crave
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