General Tso’s Chicken (Name and Origins)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso%27s_chicken
“Moreover, descendants of General Tso still living in Xiangyin, when interviewed, say that they have never heard of such a dish.”
That would be Zuo Zongtang, renowned Chinese statesman and general who helped crush the Christian Taiping Rebellion (~1860). He also failed his official court exams seven times as a teenager.
See, kids? Persevere, and one day you’ll get your name on a dish in another culture’s crappy version of your own cuisine. Shoot for the stars.
