Kung Pao Chicken

Origin: Ding Baozhen was originally from Guizhou. He was a scholar during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. He served as governor of Shandong and later served as governor of Sichuan. He has always liked to eat spicy peppers, pork and chicken stir-fried dishes. It is said that when he worked in Shandong, he ordered his chef to make dishes such as "fried chicken in soy sauce", which suits his appetite, but this dish was not yet famous at that time. After being transferred to the governor of Sichuan, he would ask his kitchen to stir-fry diced chicken with peanuts, dried peppers and tender chicken every time he met at a banquet. The meat was tender and delicious and was very popular with guests. Later, due to his meritorious service in guarding the border and resisting the enemy, he was named "Prince Shaobao" by the court, known as "Ding Gongbao". The fried chicken diced cooked by his kitchen was also known as "Gongbao Chicken diced".