像“左宗棠鸡”这样直接以湘籍人名命名、又得以广泛持续流传的湘菜寥寥无几。这道菜不仅很多中国人知道,而且外国不少中餐馆都以“左宗棠鸡”揽客。可以说它是最早漂洋过海扎了根的湘菜。我在英国唐人街一中餐馆菜谱上就看到本店特色下排有“左宗棠鸡”。据去过美国的朋友们说,“左宗棠鸡”在美国中餐馆更是常销菜,有的餐馆还取名为“左将军 Like ”Zuo Zongtang chicken“ such direct name to Hunan, but also to a very wide range of continuous spread of Hunan very few. This dish not only many Chinese people know, but many foreign restaurants are ”Zuo Tong Tang chicken “ Showmanship. It can be said that it is the earliest Xiangjiang algae over the root of Hunan. I am in Chinatown, a Chinese restaurant menu to see this shop features a row of ”Zuo Tong Tang chicken.“ According to friends who have been to the United States, ”Zuo Zongtang Chicken“ is a popular dish in American Chinese restaurants, and some restaurants have also named ”Left General