General Tso's Chicken creator dies in Taiwan aged 98

[Anonymous]

The chef who created the much-loved Chinese dish General Tso's Chicken has died at the age of 98.



Peng Chang-kuei succumbed to pneumonia in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.



Mr Peng's demise comes in the same week as that of Michael "Jim" Delligatti, father of the McDonald's Big Mac, who was also 98.



He leaves the world his sweet-but-spicy chicken recipe - named after a 19th Century military leader from China's Hunan province.



Mr Peng began his food training aged 13, and rose to become the banquet chef for China's Nationalist government.



In 1949, he fled to Taiwan when the Nationalist forces were defeated in the Chinese Civil War.



According to legend, General Tso's Chicken was named in 1952, when Mr Peng was cooking for a visiting US Navy Admiral, Arthur Radford.



Low on inspiration, he fried some chunks of chicken and added sauces and seasoning in a bid to create something new.



The admiral loved the result. When he asked the name of the dish, Mr Peng christened it on the spot: "General Tso's Chicken".



The real-life figure behind the name is Gen Zuo Zongtang - a revered 19th Century military man from Hunan.



Mr Peng moved to New York in 1973, and opened a Chinese restaurant. His fan base quickly grew, and reportedly included one Henry Kissinger, then US Secretary of State.



While General Tso's is best known as American Chinese food, its fame has seen some Hunanese chefs embrace the recipe.



Mr Peng ultimately returned to Taiwan, where he founded the successful chain eatery Peng's Garden Hunan Restaurant.



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38181144">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38181144

[Anonymous]

Inventor of the Big Mac dies, aged 98



In 1967, Michael "Jim" Delligatti came up with the formula of having two lots of everything - beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and special sauce - in one burger.



He was one of the company's first franchisees, running stores in the US in the 1950s.



McDonald's has described him as a "legendary" person, who "made a lasting impression on our brand".



Jim Delligatti invented the Big Mac in a restaurant in Uniontown in Pennsylvania.



It had seven ingredients and was much more elaborate than the other dishes the franchise was serving at the time.



"The first day we just used the regular bun, we didn't have any centre [bread] slice," Delligatti told Reuters in 2007.



"Making it that way made it very sloppy. The next day we put the centre slice in, and today it looks the same."



As well as its size, the burger is also famed for its so-called "secret sauce".



This sauce is known to contain ingredients such as salted egg yolks, mustard, onion, garlic and relish, but recreating the exact mix is a challenge.



A bottle of it was auctioned off last year, attracting bids of more than £12,000.



Fast food isn't traditionally associated with healthy eating though.



The Big Mac as a whole contains 508 calories in the UK and is now sold in more than 100 countries around the world.



After inventing the burger, Jim Delligatti went on to run 48 McDonald's branches, making him one of the biggest franchisees in the company's history.



In 2007 he opened the Big Mac Museum, where visitors can be photographed in front of the world's largest Big Mac - which is more than four metres wide.



He passed away on Monday night in Pittsburgh, surrounded by his family.



Individual McDonald's stores have also been paying their respects.



"[Jim] is an exemplary individual who embraced the community and championed many causes and organizations that benefitted children", a McDonald's spokesperson told Newsbeat.



"We will remember Jim as an insightful franchisee, a knowledgeable businessman, and an honourable gentleman who left a legacy of four generations of family members running great restaurants in Pennsylvania and North Carolina."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98">http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... es-aged-98">http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38162497/inventor-of-the-big-mac-dies-aged-98

[deadskinmask]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

[Anonymous]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

If you say Tso.

[deadskinmask]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

If you say Tso.

we both did....

[Anonymous]

Australian man patents the Hamdog - a hotdog and burger combo



A man in Australia has successfully patented, and started selling, the Hamdog - a combination of a hotdog and a burger in one bun.



Mark Murray first appeared on Shark Tank - the Australian equivalent to the UK show Dragons' Den - where he pitched the idea to potential investors.



The judges turned him down for funding.



But one year later, he is selling the Hamdogs at fairs and markets in Western Australia and looking for people interested in taking on a franchise.



"We launched our marquee two months ago and we had people come from everywhere just to experience the Hamdog," he told News.com.au.



"At one stage the crew were knocking out about one every 15 seconds. It was amazing," he said.



The burger is split in half, to allow the hotdog to be placed in between. The bun is then also filled with lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheese, mustard, tomato sauce and mayonnaise.



"We use all local ingredients. The only thing that's not from Western Australia are the pickles," Mr Murray said.



"At the moment there is a fair bit of labour involved in making the buns because they're made by people, not machines. We're still developing a way to semi automate production."



http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37420032/australian-man-patents-the-hamdog---a-hotdog-and-burger-combo">http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... rger-combo">http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37420032/australian-man-patents-the-hamdog---a-hotdog-and-burger-combo

[Bricktop]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

[Anonymous]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Have you ever tried a hamdog Oberon?

[Anonymous]

The chef who created the much-loved Chinese dish General Tso's Chicken has died at the age of 98.



Peng Chang-kuei succumbed to pneumonia in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.



Mr Peng's demise comes in the same week as that of Michael "Jim" Delligatti, father of the McDonald's Big Mac, who was also 98.



He leaves the world his sweet-but-spicy chicken recipe - named after a 19th Century military leader from China's Hunan province.



Mr Peng began his food training aged 13, and rose to become the banquet chef for China's Nationalist government.



In 1949, he fled to Taiwan when the Nationalist forces were defeated in the Chinese Civil War.



According to legend, General Tso's Chicken was named in 1952, when Mr Peng was cooking for a visiting US Navy Admiral, Arthur Radford.



Low on inspiration, he fried some chunks of chicken and added sauces and seasoning in a bid to create something new.



The admiral loved the result. When he asked the name of the dish, Mr Peng christened it on the spot: "General Tso's Chicken".



The real-life figure behind the name is Gen Zuo Zongtang - a revered 19th Century military man from Hunan.



Mr Peng moved to New York in 1973, and opened a Chinese restaurant. His fan base quickly grew, and reportedly included one Henry Kissinger, then US Secretary of State.



While General Tso's is best known as American Chinese food, its fame has seen some Hunanese chefs embrace the recipe.



Mr Peng ultimately returned to Taiwan, where he founded the successful chain eatery Peng's Garden Hunan Restaurant.



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38181144">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38181144

I was never a fan of that stuff.

[Bricktop]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Have you ever tried a hamdog Oberon?

Not knowingly.

[Anonymous]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Have you ever tried a hamdog Oberon?

Not knowingly.

I did not watch the video, but I think it is a lot more hot dog than burger.

[deadskinmask]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Tso nothing.... i was just speaking in General....

[Anonymous]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Tso nothing.... i was just speaking in General....

What are you saying and don't be chicken.

[deadskinmask]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Tso nothing.... i was just speaking in General....

What are you saying and don't be chicken.

i don't mean to be dim. sum ppl don't know anything about him....

[Anonymous]

its Tso sad and Tso unexpected.... :(

Tso what?

Tso nothing.... i was just speaking in General....

What are you saying and don't be chicken.

i don't mean to be dim. sum ppl don't know anything about him....

Well you won...ton of laughs you are.