Peng Chang-kuei died of pneumonia last Wednesday in Taipei, his son, Chuck Peng, told The Associated Press. He was still cooking in the family’s Taipei restaurant kitchen just a few months ago.

Peng Chang-kuei, a vaunted Hunanese chef who was widely credited as the creator of General Tso’s chicken, a dish that evolved into the deep-fried, sticky and unabashedly inauthentic staple of ...

Sitting in one of the family’s restaurants in Taipei, Peng’s son Peng Tie-chen (a.k.a. Chuck), who ... In this 2008 photo, chef Peng Chang-kuei poses for a photo as he is seated at a table ...

It's worth noting that in another interview, Peng Chang-kuei says he can't remember exactly when he first cooked the iconic dish. In the same interview, he also says, "The original General Tso’s ...

Over ensuing decades, a series of serendipitous events made it among the most popular Chinese dishes in the U.S. Peng Chang-kuei ... Peng’s son Peng Tie-chen (a.k.a. Chuck), who is 63 years ...

Peng Chang-kuei, the Chinese chef best known as the inventor of the iconic Chinese-inspired food dish General Tso's chicken, died at age of 98 Wednesday, according to Taiwan News. Born in Hunan ...