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ttd_76 t1_j1t2bgn wrote

General Tso’s chicken is not a Sichuan dish. It’s most likely not even a Chinese dish.

If it’s deep-fried, it’s mostly likely not authentic. So go the other way and instead of looking for a place that seems authentic, look for a very fake takeout type of place that caters to mostly Americans. Like it might be best if they actually serve regular American food like French Fries or Fried Chicken. Then you will know they have a deep fryer.

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Daemonrealm t1_j1tc0q6 wrote

General Tso is definitely not Chinese as you mentioned. The official origins have it as a Taiwanese dish first found in 1973. However that’s not the same general Tso we see in America.

TLDR. General Tso is American and what we see today is more than likely heavily influenced version by Mexican cooks in California around the early 90’s.

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Accomplished-Pen-394 t1_j1td5mr wrote

Can verify as an Americanized Chinese person who spent way too much time researching Americanized Chinese food (Chinese born, American raised)

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goodsam2 t1_j1vnfym wrote

I rather like the general Tso's tofu from the eatery.

Huge portion and I love it, plus tofu is had alongside meat all the time in Asian cuisines, whether vegetarian or not.

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