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Flickr spine 472065553--General Tso's Chicken
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Rick Audet from Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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General Tso's Chicken at Makai Restaurant, Gulou (20221026162004)
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Flickr preppybyday 4665999863--General Tso's Chicken
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Evan Joshua Swigart (TheCulinaryGeek) from Chicago, Illinois, USA; hometown of Ames, Iowa, USA
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左宗棠鸡

左宗棠雞
Zuǒ Zōngtáng jī
noun Mild

Measure Word

一盘左宗棠鸡 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 General Tso's chicken

About the dish

湘菜 Hunan · 热菜 Hot dish

Pieces of boneless chicken thigh, fried, then stir-fried with dried chili in a sauce of soy, sugar and vinegar. Salty and hot, or sweet and sour in the American Chinese style. Better known in North America than in China.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 7-9
左宗棠鸡的鸡块炸得很脆，酱汁又甜又辣。
Zuǒ Zōngtáng jī de jīkuài zhá de hěn cuì, jiàngzhī yòu tián yòu là.
In General Tso's chicken the chicken pieces are fried crisp, and the sauce is both sweet and spicy.
HSK 7-9
在美国的中餐馆里，几乎每桌都会点左宗棠鸡。
Zài Měiguó de zhōngcānguǎn lǐ, jīhū měi zhuō dōu huì diǎn Zuǒ Zōngtáng jī.
In Chinese restaurants in America, almost every table orders General Tso's chicken.

Tips

usage
左宗棠 is Zuo Zongtang (1812–1885), a Qing dynasty general from Hunan, and "Tso" is an old spelling of his surname.

Stroke Order

左 zuǒ
宗 zōng
棠 táng
鸡 jī