The Search for General Tso (2014)
2014 · 1h 11m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so…
Director: Ian Cheney
Editor: Frederick Shanahan
Rated 6.5/10 by 57 viewers
Cast
Susan Carter as Self - American historianIan Cheney as selfPhilip Chiang as Self - restaurant ownerAndrew Coe as Self - food writerLiang Xiao Jin as Self - Chinese historianMore like this
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