Pssst, want to check out The Search for General Tso in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 71 min.
- Director
- Ian Cheney
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, History, Documentary
- Rating *
- 6.9
- Votes *
- 1,340
- Checks
- 267
- Favs
- 11
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 4.1% (1:24)
- Favs/dislikes
- 11:1
Top comments
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Flicker
It seems as though there's a popular rumor about this film that the titular question is never answered and/slash the movie tells us General Tso is a fictional character invented by Chinese Americans. I don't know how it got started, but know those claims are complete myth. The movie gives a more than satisfying answer to the origins of this super-dish and the man who is its namesake.
While not as artistic, beautiful, or emotional as Searching for Sugar Man, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, or even, to some extent, King Corn—all documentaries from which this one seems to be drawing inspiration—Ian Cheney takes an astoundingly informative and in depth look at the history of Chinese cuisine in the United States. Worth watching for any and all Americans, if only to appreciate how much of a pillar Chinese restaurants stand in our communities, memories, traditions and culture. 8 years 7 months ago