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Are kung pao chicken and kung pao chicken the same dish? What is the difference?
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The same dish!

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Kung pao chicken is a famous dish in Guizhou. But the origin of "kung pao chicken" was named after Ding Baozhen's official title.

Kung pao chicken has a history of 100 years, and its founder is Ding Baozhen. Ding Baozhen was born in Pingyuan (now zhijin county). Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty was a scholar for three years, and he was the governor of Shandong and Sichuan. He resisted outside the southwest border.

The enemy made meritorious service and was named Prince Shao Bao by the imperial court.

Ding Baozhen always likes to eat Chili, pork and chicken for cooking. When he was a child, he liked to eat chicken, and the chef at home often cooked steamed chicken for him. Once, he went to his brother Xiaoqin Wang's house to play, and Qin Xiao killed a chicken to entertain him. Because he was busy stewing meat, Qin Xiao cut the chicken into cubes, and because there was no oil at home, Qin Xiao fried the cubes with chicken oil, added dried peppers, olives and garlic sprouts rich in Guizhou, and cooked them with water. Ding Baozhen's food is delicious and full of praise. Later, I often cooked this dish to eat. It is said that when he was working in Shandong, he ordered his chef to cook such dishes as "Fried Chicken with Sauce", which was very appetizing, but it was not famous at that time. After Ding Baozhen became the governor of Sichuan, he took Xiaoqin Wang to his own residence. When Ding Baozhen was in Sichuan, he often visited incognito. Once I had dinner in a small shop, I ordered a fried chicken with peanuts and asked the chef to copy it. One day, there was a large banquet with many people, and this dish was put on the dinner party. All the people praised the delicious food after eating it. I don't want to sit at the table and suddenly ask the name of this dish. Ding Baozhen has loved this dish 10 years, but he doesn't have a name and can't answer it at the moment, so he has to consult Xiaoqin Wang. That Xiaoqin Wang is illiterate, and he can't find the name of the dish at the moment. At that time, Ding Baozhen was named the "Prince of Shaobao" by the court for his meritorious service in defending the border and defending the enemy, and was called "Ding". At this moment, Ding Baozhen's adopted son, Wang Oufeng, had a brainwave and said, "My lords, I was so stupid that I thought the names of dishes in different places were different because of their different tastes, colors, shapes and skills. After the adoptive father was named "Prince Shaobao" by the imperial court, he named this dish "kung pao chicken". I don't know if it is exact, so I have to ask the adults to correct me. " Hearing this, the crowd applauded! From then on, "kung pao chicken" became famous as Ding Baozhen. Since then, every time Ding Baozhen meets a banquet guest, he will ask the chef to stir-fry diced chicken with peanuts, dried peppers and tender chicken. The meat is tender and delicious, and it is very popular with guests.

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