<story><title>Inventor of General Tso&apos;s Chicken dies in Taipei at age 98</title><url>http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3042881</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>dopamean</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m going to use the word literally here and actually mean literally. I have literally never ordered any other combo meal at a Chinese restaurant than General Tso&amp;#x27;s chicken. I had it once when I was a kid and never yearned to try anything else. I love that damn dish and I will eat some tonight in honor of this great, great man.&lt;p&gt;On a related noted: I once watched a TED talk given by a woman whose name I cannot recall that was about how all Chinese restaurants in the US serve basically the exact same menus. She pointed out that General Tso&amp;#x27;s chicken is funny because General Tso, a real person, lived in a time where it was highly unlikely that he ever saw broccoli let alone had it cooked in a dish. And now today a dish that prominently features broccoli is named after him.</text></comment>
<story><title>Inventor of General Tso&apos;s Chicken dies in Taipei at age 98</title><url>http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3042881</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>skykooler</author><text>I often wonder about General Tso - someone who was once a great military leader, but is now known for a dish of chicken.</text></comment>