kung pao
adjective
ˈkəŋ-ˈpau̇ 
ˈküŋ-,
ˈku̇ŋ-
: being stir-fried or sometimes deep-fried and served in a spicy hot sauce usually with peanuts
kung pao chicken
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Aromas from its classic dishes of honey walnut prawns, kung pao chicken, an assortment of chow mein and the famous banana cream pie continue to waft from the kitchen.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
For many American Jews, Christmas simply isn’t Christmas without kung pao chicken and afternoon tickets to the latest holiday blockbuster.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
The celebration featured a menu that included kung pao cauliflower, citrus salad, roasted chicken, king salmon, a grains bowl and chocolate chip cookies and fruit for dessert.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
Your dining guide to a dozen metro Phoenix steakhouses Scottsdale restaurant closing one bar to open another Making kung pao chicken is fast and easy.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
For those with a bigger appetite, the plated entrees, priced from $13.75 to $15.25, include Mongolian beef, honey walnut shrimp, kung pao chicken and chow mein noodles.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Chefs from the city flew in to teach students how to make Chinese pastries and kung pao chicken.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
That was in 2019, during MLB’s FoodFest in Los Angeles, in which Radcliffe submitted kung pao chicken drumsticks (not listed as a food option in 2023) on behalf of the Angels.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Read: hot and sour soup, kung pao chicken and broccoli beef, but also pig ear salad, mapo tofu and flounder with pickled cabbage.
—Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
For many American Jews, Christmas simply isn’t Christmas without kung pao chicken and afternoon tickets to the latest holiday blockbuster.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
The celebration featured a menu that included kung pao cauliflower, citrus salad, roasted chicken, king salmon, a grains bowl and chocolate chip cookies and fruit for dessert.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
Your dining guide to a dozen metro Phoenix steakhouses Scottsdale restaurant closing one bar to open another Making kung pao chicken is fast and easy.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
For those with a bigger appetite, the plated entrees, priced from $13.75 to $15.25, include Mongolian beef, honey walnut shrimp, kung pao chicken and chow mein noodles.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Chefs from the city flew in to teach students how to make Chinese pastries and kung pao chicken.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
That was in 2019, during MLB’s FoodFest in Los Angeles, in which Radcliffe submitted kung pao chicken drumsticks (not listed as a food option in 2023) on behalf of the Angels.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Read: hot and sour soup, kung pao chicken and broccoli beef, but also pig ear salad, mapo tofu and flounder with pickled cabbage.
—Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
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