Comments by "Restaurant Man" (@restaurantman) on "How to Make Takeout Icon General Tso’s Chicken" video.

  1. Truth. My family owned a Chinese takeout restaurant and General Tso's Chicken helped to pay our home mortgage.
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  2. There are several myths associated with MSG which have been dispelled by long term scientific studies. In fact, the chief compound (Glutamic acid) found in MSG - also naturally occurs in food such as Tomatoes, cheese, and seafood. If you eat snacks such as potato chips or corn chips, those also contain MSG.
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  3. The dish originated during the Mid-20th Century. Tomato Ketchup was widely used then, as it is now.
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  4. 100%.
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  5. It's similar, but General Tso's usually has more pronounced flavors of garlic, ginger, and red chili flakes.
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  6. The recipe link is posted in the video's description section.
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  7. In such applications, the aim isn't to retain crispiness. The fried coating becomes an additional layer to absorb the flavors of the sauce. This is similar to some cultures which use bread to soak up soup and sauces.
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  8. The recipe link is posted in the video's description section.
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  9. Sounds bigoted.
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  10. White distilled vinegar is typically used for this recipe.
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  11. The dish originated during the Mid-20th Century. Tomato Ketchup was widely used then, as it is now.
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  12. The dish was developed during the Mid-20th Century. Tomato Ketchup was widely used then, as it is now. You'll frequently find it in Chinese restaurant kitchens today. Also, the Tomato was introduced to China during the 1500s - around the same time it was brought to Italy.
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  13. You took the bait. There are 41,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S. which is more than McDonald's, KFC, Taco, and Wendy's combined. With that I mind, it actually may the favorite.
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  14. The recipe link is posted in the video's description section.
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  15. Are you saying you have experience with killing and eating them?
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  16. The recipe link is posted in the video's description section.
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  17. Absolutely.
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  18. I'm Chinese and I like the dish for what it represents. It comes from the Chinese people who created it and their culture. It is a touchstone of migration to North America and can be regarded similarly to the Italian-American dish of Spaghetti and Meatballs (among several dishes), which doesn't exist in Italy.
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  19. Those are actually different dishes.
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  20. One correction - Fortune Cookies were developed by Japanese living in San Francisco. They made them with equipment originally utilized for producing Senbei rice crackers.
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  21. In the Wikipedia entry for General Tso's chicken, it lists several variant names - including General Gao's chicken.
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  22. The aim with this dish isn't necessarily to retain crispiness. The fried coating is intended to absorb the sauce, similar to using bread to soak up soup and sauces. You can fry the chicken twice if you want to retain a crispier coating for longer.
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  23. Tomato Ketchup is considered essential to this dish.
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  24. "Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo".
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  25. It was created by Chinese people and is a facet of Chinese cultural diaspora.
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  26. It was created by Chinese people and is a facet of Chinese culture and migration to North America. It can be regarded similarly to the Italian-American dish of Spaghetti and Meatballs, which doesn't exist in Italy.
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  27. It was created by Chinese people and is a facet of Chinese culture and migration in the U.S. and Canada. Similar to the Italian American dish of Spaghetti and Meatballs, which doesn't exist in Italy.
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