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[Kaladin]

Chinese chef Peng Chang-kue—the guy who created General Tso's Chicken—has joined the long list of beloved people the world has lost in 2016, Taiwan News reports.

The chicken dish can be traced back to 1952, when Peng first whipped up the golden ginger-garlic delight for a US Naval admiral named Arthur W. Rutherford. Rutherford asked Peng what the meal was called, and, in a stroke of inspiration, the chef decided to name it after respected Hunan war general Tso Tsung T'ang. The rest is history.

In 1973, Peng brought the recipe stateside and founded Peng's Garden Hunan Restaurant in New York City. Not too long after that, General Tso's got a rave review in the New York Times, deeming it a "stir‐fried masterpiece." Someone even made a documentary about the dish in 2014, The Search for General Tso, which talks about the origin story of the chicken masterpiece and the effect it has had on taste buds all across the world.

According to the Taiwan News, Peng died on Tuesday of pneumonia at the age of 98.

http://www.vice.com/read/the-man-wh...-the-world-has-died-vgtrn?utm_source=vicefbus

As if we didn't need another reason to say fuck 2016.

General Tso's Chicken is so good.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

No..Not like this 2016, not like this..

RIP

 

[Gnome Scat]

RIP, you beautiful man. Fuck this year so much.

 

[spindashing]

Yo chill that's my dude

RIP

 

[Princess Viola]

Goddammit I just had General Tso's last night.

RIP

 

[Lord_Balkan]

RIP, that is tso sad.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I shall order some tonight in his honor.

That is tso sad.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF........

 

[studyguy]

Orange Chicken > Tso's Chicken but I digress... given a choice I'll get fat off of and regret eating either one just the same.

 

[Mutanthands]

He lived a good, long life, and made a lasting contribution to the culinary world. RIP.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

I'll have some tonight in his memory.

RIP, that is tso sad.

God damnit

 

[Mammoth Jones]

2016, plz stop...

 

[Piggus]

"Someone" made a documentary about the dish...

Awesome reporting, Vice.

 

[Shig]

What? General Tso died?

Damn you 2016!

 

[norm9]

All heroes must die.

 

[TheOMan]

2016 won't let up, eh?

 

[dabig2]

Inventors of General Tso and Big Mac all in the same week? Damn, when we talk about capitalism and its effects on mass food consumption, those would be the 2 first dishes I would list as having a massive global impact over the years.

 

[AuthenticM]

RIP

RIP, that is tso sad.

I shouldn't laugh, but I am.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

We lost a real one.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Goodnight sweet prince.

 

[DOWN]

RIP, that is tso sad.

Ya got me cackling in my cubicle

 

[Goro Majima]

It's interesting how different the name is depending on where you go.

I've seen it called stuff like General Chang's or General Gau's.

I'm also that asshole that requests white meat instead of dark meat for this dish!

 

[B-Dubs]

2016 is the goddamned devil. Love that man's chicken.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

RIP.

That's one of my favorites and my goto whenever we order Chinese.

 

[Pinko Marx]

RIP, that is tso sad.

Well done

 

[OmegaFax]

It's interesting how different the name is depending on where you go.

I've seen it called stuff like General Chang's or General Gau's.

I'm also that asshole that requests white meat instead of dark meat for this dish!

Definitely not General Chang.

 

[Apathy]

There was (might still be) a documentary on Netflix about the origins of the dish

 

[crowphoenix]

Fuck you, 2016

 

[Spenny]

I shall have some of his chicken in honor of him tonight.

RIP, that is tso sad.

Fuck, man. That shit was good.

 

[Big Green Anus]

General Tso's Chicken is one of the best foods I ever had and is the food that got me into Chinese food.

 

[Quonny]

http://www.thesearchforgeneraltso.com/

 

[mrhyderager]

And the Big Mac guy died just the other day too.

They come in threes, who's next?!

 

[fenners]

http://www.thesearchforgeneraltso.com/

That's a really good documentary as it happens. Was on Netflix streaming for a while.

 

[Mesoian]

Geeze.

I think I might get some tonight in honor of him.

 

[DopeToast]

I get General Tso's chicken pretty much every time I get Chinese, which is like every two weeks. The best dish.

 

[HvySky]

Rest in peace. General Tso's remains one of my favorite foods ever.

 

[mackattk]

2016 claimed another life.

 

[Peltz]

RIP, that is tso sad.

Lolol

I'll order some tonight as well I'm his honor.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

He was 98. He had a good run.

 

[Peltz]

And the Big Mac guy died just the other day too.

They come in threes, who's next?!

I bet the stuffed crust guy is on life support.

 

[sixteen-bit]

RIP

 

[BitStyle]

Man is a legend as far as I'm concerned

Rest in peace you magnificent man

 

[hughesta]

RIP, that is tso sad.

Tsoutstanding.

RIP one of the all time greats.

 

[erlim]

Thats too bad. I wonder who created honey walnut shrimp?

 

[GaimeGuy]

RIP, that is tso sad.

Boooo

 

[The Faceless Master]

RIP

i know what i'm eating for lunch tomorrow.

 

[phaonaut]

RIP

Not enough images in this thread.

 

[Kraftwerk]

-Trump becomes president
-Creator of Big Mac dies
-Creator of General Tso's Chicken dies

IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTURE THERE IS ONLY WAR

 

[Mudcrab]

A true titan of innovation lost. I will honor his memory later tonight.

 

[kewlmyc]

RIP dude. You made trips to Chinese restaurants delicious.

#Fuck2016

 

[Crazyorloco]

2016 is going too far.

Chill bro