George W. Carver, “How to Grow the Peanut; and, 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption”, 1916. The dish displayed is “Kung Pao Chicken and Peanuts”; 105 recipes for peanuts in George Washington Carver’s book was the reason for selecting this dish. The “Peanut Belt” (shown in the map below) is only thirteen Southern states that grow peanuts commercially. This was Carver’s task; that is, to popularize peanuts outside the Deep South. “Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts” is a classic Chinese-American recipe in the United States. Chicken consumption in the United States is 90 pounds annually; and, the consumption in the South is greater than elsewhere. The 3 pounds peanuts per capita annual consumption; and, 90 pounds chicken annually, means “Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts” is a representative recipe,
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