The Search for General Tso

The Search for General Tso

2014
1h 11m
6.5

6.5/10

57 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so ubiquitous? Ian Cheney’s delightfully insightful documentary charts the history of Chinese Americans through the surprising origins of this sticky, sweet, just-spicy-enough dish that we’ve adopted as our own.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sundance Selects Wicked Delicate Films
Production Countries
China Taiwan United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

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Quick Facts

Release Date April 20, 2014
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3576038
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Cast

Key Crew

Ian Cheney
Director