Is the traditional Kung Pao Chicken a personal name or an official name?

It is a type of honorary official title, a false title, and no actual conferment.

Kung Pao Chicken was created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong and governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty. He was well versed in cooking and liked to eat chicken and peanuts, especially spicy.

When he was an official in Shandong, he ordered his chefs to improve the Shandong cuisine "Ding Sauce Chicken" into a spicy stir-fry. Later, when he was the governor of Sichuan, he popularized this dish and created a dish that combines diced chicken, red pepper, and peanuts.

Kung Pao Chicken is a delicious dish stir-fried in a wok.

The so-called "Gongbao" is actually the honorary official title of Ding Baozhen. Ding Baozhen ruled Shu for ten years. He was an upright and upright official and made many achievements. He died in office in the eleventh year of Guangxu. In order to commend his achievements, the Qing court posthumously awarded him the title of "Prince Taibao".

"Prince Taibao" is one of the "Kung Pao", so in memory of Ding Baozhen, the dish he invented was named "Kung Pao Chicken".

Because this dish is so popular, there are many different ways of doing it in various places, and there is even "Kung Pao Pork" that turns diced chicken into diced meat.