Where does kung pao chicken belong?

Kung pao chicken, also called kung pao chicken, is a traditional Sichuan dish, which is fried with diced chicken, dried peppers and peanuts. Because of its spicy taste, the freshness of chicken and the crispness of peanuts are widely welcomed by the public. Especially in western countries such as Britain and America, kung pao chicken is "flooded" and is synonymous with Chinese food, which is similar to spaghetti in Italian food.

About the origin of kung pao chicken, it is generally believed that it was created by Ding Baozhen, governor of Sichuan in 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).

The other three legends:

One said: 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, every time he met a banquet guest, he asked the chef to 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".