woman explains the origin of "General Tso's Chicken" in this book, said he was a hero of the people during the Taiping rebellion, and that when she contacted his family they had no clue that there was an americanized dish named after him. She also said that there were more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonald's, Burger King, and KFC combined. All from the Colbert interview:

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163297



[Edited on March 18, 2008 at 2:19 PM. Reason : ]

3/18/2008 2:18:20 PM

Quote :

"beansprout has general tso's tofu that is out of this world... give it a shot, you'll enjoy, and your body will appreciate."

Sure tofu is healthy, but deep fry it and coat it in a sauce full of crazy amounts of sodium and sugar ... not so much anymore.

3/18/2008 2:23:38 PM

and it still doesnt turn it into meat =/

3/18/2008 2:24:52 PM

i prefer Beansprout's General Tso

3/18/2008 2:33:01 PM

3/18/2008 2:41:26 PM

i never would have guessed him to look like that....

3/18/2008 2:49:17 PM

dude could cook up some mean chicken.

3/18/2008 2:49:59 PM

my absolute fav hands down

(i love every calorie involved)

3/18/2008 3:41:07 PM

I always pictured General Tso as looking like Mr. Miagi when he wore his WWII uniform in Karate Kid 1.

3/18/2008 4:19:00 PM