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Explanation: General Tso was a military commander in the Late Qing Dynasty. In the US, there is a dish called "General Tso's chicken" that was named after this military commander, but is otherwise unrelated. But it's fun to think of a military commander cooking while the enemy is at the gates!
Is that Tso?
Hu is Tso?
Bravo
Alright you fuck. I like it
I chose to believe that his plan was to make such an awesome chicken, that it would be a good enough tribute to end the war.
No no, they CAME for the chicken in the first place. The story is much more like the siege of Troy, but with his chicken instead of Helena.
Like the Thompson machine gun, but with chicken
I've always assumed it was based on an older siege meal, General Tso's Horse
beats General Tso's Boiled Boot Leather