Who is General Tso? That was the question filmmaker Ian Cheney posed while creating this documentary that explores the origins of General Tso’s chicken, one of the most popular dishes in Chinese American restaurants. The documentary uses the ubiquity of the sweet and spicy chicken as a starting point to explore the immigrant experiences behind the popularization of Chinese food in the United States.

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谁是左宗棠？这个问题就是电影制片人伊恩·切尼在制作这部纪录片时所提出的，该纪录片探讨了左宗棠鸡的起源，这是华裔美国人餐馆中最受欢迎的菜肴之一。该纪录片从无处不在的甜辣鸡着手，探索了在美国的中国菜肴被普及背后的移民经历。