Restaurante
Leong's Asian Diner
Recomendado por 6 personas locales
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Jayne
August 19, 2021
Cashew chicken was invented in Springfield, MO!!!
April
May 16, 2022
Springfield cashew chicken is amazing! A must try.
Amy
March 29, 2021
Springfield is the birthplace of cashew chicken. Deep-fried cashew chicken was first served in 1963 at the Grove Supper Club in Springfield. David Leong, the chef, who moved to the United States from China in 1940, struggled to gain acceptance for the foods of his homeland so he began searching for a dish that would appeal to local residents' taste buds. His famous deep-fried cashew chicken recipe was so popular he soon opened Leong's Tea House in Springfield. The dish became exceedingly popular in the Springfield area and is often cited as the unofficial "dish of the city". Springfield even hosts an annual festival that is centered on this chicken dish: Springfield Sertoma's Cashew Craze. Borrowing from the local love of fried chicken, Leong came up with a variation of the preexisting dish. Instead of stir-frying the chicken, as is normally done, he deep-fried the chicken chunks. He then covered them with the typical sauce made from chicken stock, soy sauce and oyster sauce, and added the handful of cashews. He also included chopped green onions as a twist and it became an immediate hit with the local crowd. As word spread about the dish, so did the recipe. Leong's Tea House closed its doors in 1997, but Springfield-style cashew chicken is still being served at over 70 Chinese restaurants, as well as many non-Chinese restaurants, in and around the Springfield metropolitan area, and elsewhere in Missouri and other states. Springfield-style cashew chicken has been mentioned on the Food Channel, a nationally syndicated radio program, and the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Make sure will visiting Leong's to grab a jar of this famous sauce to take home with you so you can recreate Mr. Leong's famous cashew chicken.
Springfield is the birthplace of cashew chicken. Deep-fried cashew chicken was first served in 1963 at the Grove Supper Club in Springfield. David Leong, the chef, who moved to the United States from China in 1940, struggled to gain acceptance for the foods of his homeland so he began searching for…
Mark
August 13, 2018
Really good Chinese food and a nice place with good drinks.
Amanda
May 2, 2022
Birth place of Cashew Chicken.
Ubicación
1540 W Republic Rd
Springfield, MO