kung pao
adjective
\ ˈkəŋ-ˈpau̇
, ˈküŋ-, ˈku̇ŋ-\
, ˈküŋ-, ˈku̇ŋ-\
Definition of kung pao
: being stir-fried or sometimes deep-fried and served in a spicy hot sauce usually with peanuts
kung pao chicken
Examples of kung pao in a Sentence
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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, "Get yer fresh, hot art at the OC Fair," 18 July 2019 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, "10 Most-Pinned Instant Pot Recipes on Pinterest," 8 Mar. 2018 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, "Our children's plastic lives seen through lunches," 7 June 2018 BLD’s Cafe serves 10 Chinese and Thai specialty dishes, including lo mein, fried rice, kung pao chicken and pad thai. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Craving Asian food? At local casinos, you're in luck," 29 Apr. 2018 Almost all the restaurants in this guide bulk out their menus with random northern Chinese or Cantonese dishes, a few Sichuan hits and Chinese American standards like kung pao chicken or curry beef. — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, "Roundtable: How do you order regional Chinese food off a confusing menu?," 9 Feb. 2018 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, "A Chinatown Noodle Dynasty Returns in Style," 13 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kung pao.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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