Kung pao chicken (22) About the origin of kung pao chicken, it is generally believed that it was created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, and Ding Baozhen was from Niuchang Town, zhijin county, Guizhou. He accidentally fell into the water when he was a child and was rescued by a family by the bridge. Later, when I became an official, I remembered this and thanked him. The family served this dish. He thought it was delicious after eating it, so he popularized it. This is the real origin of this dish (recorded in Zhijin County Records). There are three other legends: First, Ding Baozhen was originally from Guizhou, and he was a scholar in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. He was once the governor of Shandong and then the governor of Sichuan. He always likes to eat Chili, pork and fried chicken. It is said that when he was working in Shandong, he ordered his chef to cook such dishes as "Fried Chicken with Sauce", which was very appetizing, but it was not famous at that time. After being transferred to the governor of Sichuan, I went to eat kung pao chicken every time I met a banquet.

Let the chef stir-fry diced chicken with peanuts, dried peppers and tender chicken. The meat is tender and delicious, and it is very popular with guests. Later, because of his meritorious service in guarding the border and guarding against the enemy, he was named "Prince Shao Bao" by the court, known as "Ding", and the fried chicken diced by his chef was also called "kung pao chicken". Second, Ding Baozhen came to Sichuan to build water conservancy projects. People felt his virtue and presented his favorite fried diced chicken, named it "kung pao chicken". When Ding Baozhen was in Sichuan, he often visited incognito. Once I ate in a small restaurant, I ate diced Chili chicken fried with peanuts, which was called imitation by the chef and named "kung pao chicken".

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Delicious kung pao chicken (16) kung pao chicken is a common dish in Chinese restaurants of all sizes. As for some menus that say "kung pao chicken", some people think that the cooking method is "stir-fried", but this is actually a misunderstanding, and the origin of "kung pao chicken" is not clear. Speaking of "kung pao chicken", of course, we can't help but mention its inventor-Ding Baozhen. According to the Draft of the History of Qing Dynasty, Ding Baozhen was born in Pingyuan, Guizhou Province. He was a scholar in Xianfeng for three years and served as the governor of Sichuan in Guangxu for two years. It is said that Ding Baozhen is good at cooking. He likes chicken and peanuts, especially spicy food. When he was the governor of Sichuan Province, he created a delicious dish made of diced chicken, red pepper and peanuts. This delicious dish was originally just Ding Jia's "private kitchen", but later it spread more and more widely and became a household name. But not many people know why it was named "Bao Gong". The so-called "Bao Gong" is actually the honorary title of Ding Baozhen. According to the interpretation of "China Mandarin Dictionary of Past Dynasties", kung pao chicken in Ming and Qing Dynasties

Officials at all levels have a "false name". The highest virtual titles are "Taifu, Shao Shi, Taifu, Shaofu, Taibao, Shaobao, Taifu Prince, Shao Shi Prince, Taifu Prince, Shaofu Prince, Taibao Prince and Shaobao Prince". The above titles are empty titles for important North Korean officials and have no actual power. Some are posthumous gifts, which are generally called "palace titles". After Xianfeng, these false names no longer used "so-and-so teacher" but "so-and-so insurance", so these top false names had another nickname-"Bao Gong". Ding Baozhen ruled Shu for ten years and made many achievements for the officials. He died in the eleventh year of Guangxu. In recognition of his achievements, the Qing court posthumously presented "Prince Taibao". As mentioned earlier, "Prince Taibao" is one of the "Bao Gong", so he invented this dish named "kung pao chicken" to commemorate this Ding Adult. Times have changed. Many people don't know what "Bao Gong" is, so it is natural to write "kung pao chicken" as "kung pao chicken". Although it is a word difference, it has changed the original intention of commemorating Ding Baozhen. Another way of saying it: When it comes to kung pao chicken, we can't help but mention Zuo Tang Zong. It turns out that Zuo especially likes to eat chicken. In the northwest military camp, he lived a simple life, and his diet was mostly Hunan hometown dishes. Eat chicken when you meet "rare teeth" and like spicy chicken. The army chef modified it according to the ingredients and cooking method of a palace dish. If he buys a chicken, he will cut the chicken breast into cubes and fry it with red pepper, cucumber, fried peeled peanuts and so on. This dish is tender and crisp, full of color and flavor, full of hometown flavor, and easy to carry when marching in wartime. Because Zuo loves to eat, and it is used to entertain guests. However, Zuo was once the governor of Shaanxi, but in Gansu, people called him at that time. Therefore, Zuo's favorite diced chicken is called kung pao chicken. Abroad, people translated "kung pao chicken" into "Left Tang Zong Chicken".