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A Look At Why American-Style Chinese Food Is So Popular

"The Search For General Tso" is in theaters.
"The Search For General Tso" is in theaters.

Chop suey, egg rolls, fortune cookies. You’ve probably eaten one or more of those dishes at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Chinese food — or at least the Chinese food that is so popular in the United States — has become a well-known part of American culture. It’s against that backdrop that the documentary "The Search for General Tso" is set.

Jennifer 8 Lee helped produce the film, which draws a lot from her book, "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles."

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