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+'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine|American Chinese restaurants]]. It is named after the 19th century Chinese military leader [[Zuo Zongtang]] (formerly rendered as Tso Tsung-t'ang), but he neither invented it nor ever ate it. The proper pronunciation would therefore roughly be "Tswo", but many variations exist, such as "Tao", which [[Strong Bad]] uses. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

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	'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. The proper pronunciation is "~~Tsuo~~"~~—though~~ many ~~regional variants~~, ~~including~~ "Tao" ~~as used by~~ [[Strong Bad]]~~, exist~~. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.		'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. It is named after the 19th century Chinese military leader [[Zuo Zongtang]] (formerly rendered as Tso Tsung-t'ang), but he neither invented it nor ever ate it. The proper pronunciation would therefore roughly be "Tswo", but many variations exist, such as "Tao", which [[Strong Bad]] uses. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

	The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The "master ~~himself~~" ~~would likely be~~ [[~~Zuo Zongtang\|Tso Tsung-t'ang~~]]~~; curiously~~, ~~although he is typically identified as~~ the ~~namesake, he neither invented nor even ate it~~.		The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The spelling of "Tsu", and reference to the "old master", are probably a result of mixing up Zuo Zongtang with the much more ancient Chinese military leader [[Sun Tzu]], generally considered author of the famous book of military strategy ''[[The Art of War]]''.

	General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].		General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].

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	[[~~File:Tao~~ Chicken~~.PNG~~\|[[~~File:magnify-clip~~.~~png\|15px\|thumb~~]]]]		'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. The proper pronunciation is "Tsuo"—though many regional variants, including "Tao" as used by [[Strong Bad]], exist. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

	~~</div>~~		The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The "master himself" would likely be [[Zuo Zongtang\|Tso Tsung-t'ang]]; curiously, although he is typically identified as the namesake, he neither invented nor even ate it.
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	~~</div>~~		General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].

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	'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. It is named after the 19th century Chinese military leader [[Zuo Zongtang]] (formerly rendered as Tso Tsung-t'ang), but he neither invented it nor ever ate it. The proper pronunciation would therefore roughly be "Tswo", but many variations exist, such as "Tao", which [[Strong Bad]] uses. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

	The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The spelling of "Tsu", and reference to the "old master", are probably a result of mixing up Zuo Zongtang with the much more ancient Chinese military leader [[Sun Tzu]], generally considered author of the famous book of military strategy ''[[The Art of War]]''.

	General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named ~~"~~[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]~~"~~ and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].

	[[Bubs]] grinds a whole box of General Tso's Chicken (among other things) into a sausage casing in [[One Two, One Two]].		[[Bubs]] grinds a whole box of General Tso's Chicken (among other things) into a sausage casing in [[One Two, One Two]].
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	A Chinese chicken dish appeared in [[big white face]] as one of the many items that can be topped upon [[The Poopsmith]]'s cake by clicking on it. It is unclear as to whether this is General Tso's chicken or a different variety.		A Chinese chicken dish appeared in [[big white face]] as one of the many items that can be topped upon [[The Poopsmith]]'s cake by clicking on it. It is unclear as to whether this is General Tso's chicken or a different variety.

	A similar take-out box appears in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1]], albeit printed with a different design (a ~~"~~Dragon Man~~"~~) on the front.		A similar take-out box appears in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1]], albeit printed with a different design (a "Dragon Man") on the front.

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	* [[Chicken]]		* [[Chicken]]
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	'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. The proper pronunciation is "~~Tsuo~~"~~—though~~ many ~~regional variants~~, ~~including~~ "Tao" ~~as used by~~ [[Strong Bad]]~~, exist~~. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.		'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken\|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine\|American Chinese restaurants]]. It is named after the 19th century Chinese military leader [[Zuo Zongtang]] (formerly rendered as Tso Tsung-t'ang), but he neither invented it nor ever ate it. The proper pronunciation would therefore roughly be "Tswo", but many variations exist, such as "Tao", which [[Strong Bad]] uses. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

	The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The "master ~~himself~~" ~~would likely be~~ [[~~Zuo Zongtang\|Tso Tsung-t'ang~~]]~~; curiously~~, ~~although he is typically identified as~~ the ~~namesake, he neither invented nor even ate it~~.		The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The spelling of "Tsu", and reference to the "old master", are probably a result of mixing up Zuo Zongtang with the much more ancient Chinese military leader [[Sun Tzu]], generally considered author of the famous book of military strategy ''[[The Art of War]]''.

	General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].		General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes\|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA\|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt\|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark\|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].

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'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]''' is a [[Chicken|chicken]] dish that is often served in [[American Chinese cuisine|American Chinese restaurants]]. The proper pronunciation is "Tsuo"—though many regional variants, including "Tao" as used by [[Strong Bad]], exist. The meal appears popular in [[Free Country, USA]] and is typically seen in a take-out box.

The dish was first referenced in the [[Original Games Menu]], spelled as "General ''Tsu's'' chicken". The [[Second Games Menu]] expanded the reference to "the master himself, General Tso. Or is it General Tsu? Or wait. General Tao?" The "master himself" would likely be [[Zuo Zongtang|Tso Tsung-t'ang]]; curiously, although he is typically identified as the namesake, he neither invented nor even ate it.

General Tso's Chicken is most often seen in [[Strong Badia]]. It first appeared in the email [[ghosts]], discovered by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] as they searched for ghosts. The [[Green Fumes|green fumes]] it emitted were simply because it was grody and rotten, not haunted as they hoped. Later, it appeared among the obstacles in the game [[Awexome Cross]]. It then turned up as one of the [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]], named "[[Ryan Sterritt|Ryan S.]]" and played by [[Homsar]]. General Tso's Chicken is one of [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits]] along with snake seen on the national flag, the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], [[Bear Holding a Shark|the Fish Wearing a Fro Wig, and the British Distance Runner]].

[[Bubs]] grinds a whole box of General Tso's Chicken (among other things) into a sausage casing in [[One Two, One Two]].

A Chinese chicken dish appeared in [[big white face]] as one of the many items that can be topped upon [[The Poopsmith]]'s cake by clicking on it. It is unclear as to whether this is General Tso's chicken or a different variety.

A similar take-out box appears in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1]], albeit printed with a different design (a "Dragon Man") on the front.

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* [[Second Games Menu]] (Description of [[Fortune Cookies]])
* Email [[ghosts]]
* [[Awexome Cross]]
* Email [[theme park]]
* Email [[myths & legends]]
* [[One Two, One Two]]

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* [[Chicken]]

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