The Curious History of General Tso's Chicken

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Originally Posted by Ymir's blood

Ok, so I tried General Tso's chicken today and it tasted like a blander version of sesame chicken. In fairness, I had just had some of the chicken and shrimp in the nuclear hot orange sauce.

Yeah, what wei said. I try it at every new Chinese restaurant I stumble on, and so far I've only encountered a truly delicious version at one of them. It's the ingredients, imo. Lots of sad veg and second-rate, slightly off-tasting chicken drowned in bottled sauces at most places.