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General Tso

The Qing general Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), remembered in the archive as a warrior and a chef.

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General Tso was the Qing general Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), remembered in the archive as a warrior and, by legend, a chef.

Legend has it that Quillakas Adallphaltibus met General Tso in his travels and helped in the invention of general Tso’s chicken.