From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so ubiquitous? Ian Cheney’s delightfully insightful documentary charts the history of Chinese Americans through the surprising origins of this sticky, sweet, just-spicy-enough dish that we’ve adopted as our own.
Where to watch US
Which of these do you already pay for? Type your streaming services and the ones your subscription covers turn green below.
Comma-separated. Saved only in this browser, never sent anywhere.Included in a subscription
-
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
stream
✓ you have this
-
AMC+
stream
✓ you have this
-
AMC+ Amazon Channel
stream
✓ you have this
-
Philo
stream
✓ you have this
-
Sundance Now
stream
✓ you have this
-
YouTube TV
stream
✓ you have this
-
Kanopy
free
✓ you have this
-
Plex
ads
✓ you have this
-
Pluto TV
ads
✓ you have this
Rent or buy
-
Amazon Video
rent · buy
-
Apple TV Store
rent · buy
-
Google Play Movies
rent · buy
-
YouTube
rent · buy
On location
The cast
S
P
A
L
