Did you know there’s actually a person behind General Tso’s Chicken, one of the most ordered items for Chinese take out? Well there is, he wasn’t a general and he just passed away. He was 97 or 98 according to reports, I vote for every menu turning General Tso’s Chicken into a #97 or #98. It’s one of my favorite orders. On my local menu it’s a, “#6”. I also have a recipe for my own version called, Airman Anderson’s Chicken here.

Read more about his life here  and here.