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Witness History: Ken Hom's 'Chinese Cookery'

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29/12/2023 GMT

Ken Hom's 'Chinese Cookery'

BBC World Service - Witness History, Ken Hom's 'Chinese Cookery'

In 1984, Ken Hom taught TV audiences to cook Chinese food for the first time

In 1984, the BBC launched a new Chinese cookery TV show, introducing chef Ken Hom.

In 1982, after a two-year global search, the BBC auditioned Ken Hom to be the star of a new Chinese cookery TV series.

In the show, called Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery, he introduced viewers to dishes like dim sum and spicy braised aubergine. He also gave advice on choosing and using a wok.

He tells Josephine McDermott about his sudden rise to celebrity and how he brought Chinese dishes to new audiences. 

(Photo: Ken Hom. Credit: Chris Ridley/Radio Times/Getty Images)

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