General Tso chicken
Sweet fried fowl
General Tso chicken is a Chinese-American dish of deep-fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet, tangy, and mildly spicy sauce.
Named after a Qing dynasty military leader, though with no authentic connection to him, the dish became a staple of American Chinese takeout menus: Let's order General Tso's and fried rice.
Sometimes spelled General Tso's chicken or General Tsao's chicken.
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