The Chinese creator of that most ubiquitous of American dishes, General Tso’s Chicken, has died
Peng Chang-kuei (彭長貴), who created General Tso’s Chicken, one of the US’s most famous mystery dishes, died in Taipei this week (Nov. 30) following a bout of pneumonia at the age of 98, according to Taiwanese media reports. The dish, omnipresent on fluorescent take-out menus across the US, is a beguiling cultural touchstone that still…