A couple of weeks ago, I had another one of my profound, yet utterly silly revelations on Twitter. I was eating some really great General Tso’s chicken, and I typed something to the effect of “The actual General Tso had to be one bad motherf*cker for them to name such a tasty dish after him!”
So in response Gureala wrote “Haha! aight, so…General Tso vs. The Colonel… who’s the badder motherf*cker?”
I actually had to think about this for a brief second before responding. Both General Tso and Colonel Sanders were military men, as well as masters of the sacred Poultry Arts. On one hand, Tso was a general, and Sanders was just a colonel. On the other hand, Colonel Sanders looked like the type of guy that had a gun collection rivaling that of T.I. On the make-believe third hand, to be an ancient Chinese soldier back in those days, I’m sure you had to have a little kung-fu whup-ass in you. Therefore, my conclusion was this:
Unarmed Combat: General Tso whips Colonel Sanders’ ass.
Armed Combat: Colonel Sanders puts a few holes in General Tso, then sprinkles his cold, dead body with 11 herbs and spices.
There you have it. Another profound scientific observation, courtesy of ListenToLeon.net!
got my wiki-on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu%C7%92_Z%C5%8Dngt%C3%A1ng#General_Tso.27s_chicken
General Tso’s chicken is a sweet and spicy deep-fried Hunan Chinese dish that is popularly served in American and Canadian Chinese restaurants. The origins of the dish are unclear. The dish was previously largely unknown in China and other lands home to the Chinese diaspora. One theory is that the dish was a classic specialty from Hunan province, invented by Zuo’s wife and served for him and his officers upon every military victory, although this theory is generally considered to be apocryphal. In reality, Zuo is unlikely to have ever tasted the dish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_sanders
At the age of 40, Sanders cooked chicken dishes and other meals for people who stopped at his service station in Corbin, Kentucky. Since he did not have a restaurant, he served customers in his living quarters in the service station. Eventually, his local popularity grew, and Sanders moved to a motel and restaurant that seated 142 people and worked as the chef. Over the next nine years, he perfected his method of cooking chicken. Furthermore, he made use of a pressure fryer that allowed the chicken to be cooked much faster than by pan-frying.
He was given the honorary title “Kentucky Colonel” in 1935 by Governor Ruby Laffoon. Sanders chose to call himself “Colonel” and to dress in a stereotypical “Southern gentleman” style as a way of self-promotion.
hilarious.
lmao… now I gotta google General Tso. He did make some good ass chicken.
@ Clayizaiken & Super Dave, I linked to the Wikipedia for the actual General Tso in the entey LOL. But thanks for the extra info. I may use it on Jeopardy someday!
@ Miko, glad you enjoyed it
C’mon man!
I’ve been tryna stay away from the Chinese spot. And with you mentioning General Tso’s Chicken, I might have to make a trip!
Dude! 11 herbs and spices! That part got me.
Did General Tso an’nem even have firearms, or were they just decapitatin’ folks? It’s funny that the dish was probably never even served in China. It’s all about marketing, baby!
I wish there was like a cheat code on Mortal Kombat where you could sprinkle cats with 11 herbs and spices. I would pay cash money to see that!
LMAO @ caviar jones comment!
Almost choked @ 11 herbs & spices……
PS: I LOVE General Tso’s :-D
you’re a fool!! 11 herbs and spices?? LMAO!!!
im either secretly high or a fat kid at heart ,but what if u put general tso’s sauce on the colonel sanders chicken?
LMAO!!!