Why Do Chinese Hate Kung Pao Chicken

It is surprising fact that Chinese hate kung pao chicken at their menu while it is one of the most savored  chicken recipes of Chinese origin. The tendency of Chinese hate chicken breast perhaps is the major reason behind this curious partiality of Chinese people about this famous meat preparation.

However the popularity of kung pao chicken is not to be decided by locales only, it is one of the hit Chinese chicken delicacy all over the world especially for the lovers of original Chinese foods. However there are as much as three reasons behind the no-popularity issue of kung pao chicken. Let’s have a look

Chinese hate kung pao chicken: reason number 1

In an average, Chinese people have a special nose for chicken cartilage, skin, and soft meat whereas they never love to have solid meats like chicken breast. As a matter of fact they are of the general concept that the breast meat of chicken is excessively solid and lacks mouth watering taste of soft flesh. It is also said in the reactionary way that Chinese finds least interest in cooking or consuming the fleshy part of chicken and kung pao chicken is all about fleshy part to be cooked with sauce.

Alternatively, outside of China, breast meat is the most desired and expensive portion of a chicken and westernized Kung pao chicken is made of chicken breast only. 

Chinese hate kung pao chicken: reason number 2

Szechwan style Kung Pao is made with heaven peppers, while in westernized style heaven peppers are not generally added because this heaven pepper is a Chinese delicacy and is available only in Southwest China and rarely in US by import. The difference of sauce flavor in Kung Pao chicken is the reason Chinese do not consider it an original Chinese signature dish; on the other hand, lack of typical Chinese flavor makes it a cosmopolitan staple dish preferred by Chinese food lovers from non-China origin.

The difference in sauce taste

The sauce used in Kung Pao chicken is syrupy and starchy; in Westernized Chinese recipe the sweet and sour flavor goes perfectly with the idea of Chinese preparation. But contrary to this general notion, Kung Pao chicken are not made of this sweet and sour taste and the difference in taste is another reason Chinese do not like it rather they consider it is deviation from the Chinese gastronomy.

The well known foodie-fact that Chinese hate kung pao chicken is matter of culinary discretion; Chinese locales may discard the westernized preparation of Kung Pao chicken however, it is one of the most popular Chinese chicken preparations across the globe and is one of the signature dishes of Chinese chicken recipe.

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