Peng Chang-kuei

Peng Chang-kuei (Chinese: 彭長貴; pinyin: Péng Zhǎngguì; September 26, 1919 – November 30, 2016) was a Taiwanese chef who is sometimes credited with being the creator of General Tso's chicken, a popular Chinese dish in Western countries.[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Peng.
Peng Chang-kuei
Born(1919-09-26)September 26, 1919
Changsha, Hunan province, China
DiedNovember 30, 2016(2016-11-30) (aged 97)
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationChef
ChildrenChuck Peng (son) and Walter Peng (son)

Early life

Peng was born on September 26, 1919, in Changsha, Hunan Province in the Republic of China.[3] He cooked for the Nationalist government, serving as personal chef to Chiang Kai-shek, before fleeing to Taiwan in 1949.[4]

Culinary career

Peng first prepared his new Hunanese dish of chicken and chilies, naming it after General Zuo Zongtang, at a state banquet during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.[3][5][6] Peng then served General Tso's chicken in his restaurants in Taipei. When Hunanese restaurants opened in New York City in 1972, they served an adapted version of General Tso's chicken.[5]

Peng emigrated to New York City in 1973 and opened his own restaurant, Uncle Peng's Hunan Yuan, near the United Nations.[5] He returned to Taiwan in the 1980s to open a chain of Peng Yuan restaurants, later opening a branch in his hometown of Changsha.[3][5]

Personal
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Peng married three times and had seven children. He died from pneumonia in Taipei, Taiwan in November 2016.[6][7]

References
  1. Hanson, Hilary (2016-12-02). "Chef Peng Chang-kuei, General Tso's Chicken Inventor, Dies At 98". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. "General Tso's Chicken creator, Chef Peng Chang-Kuei, is dead". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. Langer, Emily (2016-12-02). "Peng Chang-kuei, credited as creator of General Tso's chicken, dies at 97". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. "Taiwanese chef who invented General Tso's chicken dies, aged 97". The Straits Times. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. Grimes, William (2 December 2016). "Peng Chang-kuei, Chef Behind General Tso's Chicken, Dies at 98". New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. Everington, Keoni (2 December 2016). "Inventor of General Tso's Chicken dies in Taipei at age 98". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. Bateman, Joshua (December 6, 2016). "Remembering the Creator of General Tso's Chicken". Time. The chef, who had two children from a marriage in mainland China and five from a second marriage in Taiwan, was 97 years old by Western reckoning.
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