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Where is the delicious food in kung pao chicken?

Sichuan cuisine

Kung pao chicken is a famous Sichuan cuisine with a long history, which is made of fried chicken breast and peanuts. According to legend, this dish was first created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan in the late Qing Dynasty, and was named after his favorite dish, which began during the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Ding Baozhen's ancestral home is Pingyuan (now Jinji, Guizhou). Qing Xianfeng was a scholar for three years and served as the governor of Shandong and Sichuan. The governor of the Qing Dynasty was the highest local governor. He was called Bao Gong, so this dish was called kung pao chicken. Ding Baozhen is very particular about cooking. When he was an official in Shandong, he called dozens of chefs. He often tells his chef that cooking should be meticulous and don't stick to the rules. Once Ding Baozhen went back to his hometown to visit relatives, and his relatives and friends welcomed him and cooked several dishes to entertain him. One of the dishes is fried diced chicken with tender green pepper. Ding likes it very much, so he asks what the name of this dish is. In order to please him, someone said: This dish is specially made for Lord Bao Gong and should be named after "kung pao chicken". Ding was so happy that he nodded. From then on, the dish "kung pao chicken" began to spread.