The Search for General Tso

2014, 1h 11min -

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. Show more

"The Search for General Tso" — movie produced in China, Taiwan and USA and released in 2014. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 11min. "The Search for General Tso" is currently available to stream on Sundance Now, Amazon Prime ⎥ AMC+ and Pluto TV and for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!