Zuo Zongtang's Chicken, also known as Zuo Rooster, is a famous dish in Hunan Province and belongs to Hunan cuisine. This dish was created by Peng Changgui in 1952 under the name Zuo Zongtang. In fact, it has no direct relationship with Zuo Zongtang, a general in the late Qing Dynasty

In 1952, the commander of the US Pacific Seventh Fleet, Redford, visited Taiwan. Liang Xuzhao, the commander-in-chief of the navy in Taiwan, hosted a banquet for three consecutive days and invited Peng Changgui to be the chef. Redford asked about the name of the dish after tasting it, and Peng Changgui casually named it "General Tso's Chicken".