How to Use kung pao in a Sentence

kung pao

adjective

• In lieu of the usual kung pao, try the spicy crispy chicken, which offers a zesty twist on fried chicken.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 27 Sep. 2022
• The kung pao chicken packed a perfectly spicy and peanutty punch.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2020
• The restaurant served scallion pancakes, sweet and sour pork ribs and kung pao chicken out of a restored 1920s era home.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
• And if not fried chicken, then go with a spicy kung pao iteration served with plenty of hot rice.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2020
• On the first menu: kung pao, beer cheese, salt and vinegar, apple butter BBQ and Thanksgiving (stuffing spice rub with a side of gravy).
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
• Menu items include lettuce wraps, kung pao Brussels sprouts, Mongolian beef, sweet and sour chicken, lo mein and the like.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 28 June 2021
• The discount diner who is ordering the kung pao chicken dumplings or steak and cheese sandwiches at a great price pays a fraction of the value of the food ordered.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2022
• Stateside, chefs such as Danny Bowien turned diners on to kung pao pastrami.
  — Oliver Staley, Quartzy, 29 Nov. 2019
• From that menu came good kung pao chicken with lots of peanuts, a smart stir-fry of tofu and vegetables and a savory plate of wide and sticky ho fan noodles loaded with beef.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• Menu includes kung pao calamari, smoked salmon dip, cheese and meat board, white bean chili, lobster bisque, sandwiches, salads, grilled salmon, crab cakes, steaks and dessert.
  — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2020
• Meals arrive fresh and are perfectly portioned for one, including garlic herb salmon and kung pao braised beef.
  — Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2022
• Fan, wearing a blue polo that matched his mask, explained to Grace Shi in Chinese which meals were spicy — the kung pao chicken — and which were vegetarian.
  — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020
• 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
• There are also Chinese classics, like kung pao chicken (sadly devoid of peanuts) and beef with broccoli, but Japanese is the strength.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Menu options include meals such as chimichurri beef and vegetables, kung pao chicken with sweet potatoes, and hearty vegetable taco soup.
  — Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2022
• The other is offering fragrant meat slices, spicy hot pot, kung pao chicken, and a tomato and egg dish, its menu lit up on a fluorescent LED board overhead.
  — Jenni Marsh, CNN, 7 June 2018
• There are classics like speedy pot roast and shredded beef, as well as unexpected favorites like kung pao chicken and broccoli-cheddar soup.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 8 Mar. 2018
• The four-course dinner is $45 and highlights dishes ranging from Rose's signature lychee salad with pork and habaneros to kung pao tofu and Greek chicken.
  — The Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2020
• The restaurant offers entrees like kung pao, sweet and sour and teriyaki chicken in addition to a variety of stir fry, curry and soup offerings.
  — Garrett Moore, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2022
• Sichuan cooks seem to have a special understanding of potatoes, which may explain why the little marble-size ones here, cooked kung pao style with peanuts and dried chiles, are so unusually good.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• Everybody loves kung pao dishes from their local takeout.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2021
• The red oil might be more familiar to those who’ve eaten Sichuan versions of dishes like mapo tofu or kung pao chicken, but the strikingly fragrant green oil is a revelation.
  — Andy Wang, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2022
• Menu items include options such as kung pao cauliflower, baked vegetable ziti and fudge brownies.
  — Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
• It’s next door to the OC Promenade building, which houses culinary arts, and is partially obscured by the growing number of food stands selling hot dogs, chili cheese fries, kung pao chicken and deep-fried Snickers on a stick.
  — Richard Chang, Daily Pilot, 18 July 2019
• Both eventually trickled out into the wider American subconscious and took root, with Thai risottos, farm-to-table kung pao chicken and restaurants like Lou’s Takeaway as its fruit.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021
• Inside, a towering trompo of pork revolves next to ingredients for popular Chinese, Thai and Japanese dishes like kung pao pork, pad thai and chicken teriyaki.
  — Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2021
• The feedback resulted in a few new items this year, including kung pao chicken with vegetables over rice; a ramen bowl with edamame; and a carnitas bowl to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in October.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• Dumpling flavors, starting at $5 a serving, include PBJ, pastrami, pepperoni, bacon cheeseburger, cheesesteak, kung pao chicken, short rib, French onion soup, crab soup, seafood, chicken and ginger.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• For those reluctant to plunge headfirst into such delicacies, General Tso’s chicken and beef and broccoli are also available, as well as a wonderful kung pao chicken ($14.95) that would surely have made George Costanza sweat.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• The victims were relatively defenseless people minding their own business, rather than ninja warriors, kung-fu masters, delivery boys with really spicy kung pao chicken, nuclear scientists, or whatever stereotype one may have about Asian Americans.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024