Rhodes Across China
Rhodes Across China - stories of China

Rhodes Across China - stories of China

The British-Chinese community share memories and food stories from their mother country. Watch our exclusive web-only clips from Rhodes Across China.

Hani Law

Hani Law

Born in Hong Kong, Hani Law came to Britain in the 70s. Her mother was the biggest influence on her cooking and even showed her how to kill a chicken.

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Gon Yue

Gon Yue

Gon Yue is a professional Chinese musician who lives in Islington. Born in Beijing into a poor family, he is proud of the Chinese cooking practice of "making so much with so little".

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Jo Lee

Jo Lee

Jo Lee runs a restaurant in East Sussex, coming to Britain forced her to get creative with traditional dishes as most ingredients weren't readily available. She fondly remembers growing bean sprouts by her radiator.

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Haimao Wang

Haimao Wang

Haimao is a Chinese medicine practitioner from Shanghai who now lives in Kent. He believes there is a strong connection between Chinese cuisine and good health.

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Jean Tsang

Jean Tsang

Jean talks about the influence of her mother on her regional Fujian cooking.

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Paul Crook

Paul Crook

Brought up in Bejing when his parents moved to China to work, Paul now lives in London and is a Chinese journalist. He has fond memories of Chinese street food and special 'fluffy' tofu.

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An Zhuona

An Zhuona

Coming to London to study in 2002, An Zhona's family insisted she learn to cook so she could retain her Chinese culture in Britain.

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San Choo

San Choo

San came to England in 1960 - he says food is so ingrained in Chinese culture that a common greeting in China is 'have you eaten today?'.

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Chef But

Chef But

Running a restaurant in England in the 70s, Chef But was suprised when customers asked for chop suey, as it was something he had never eaten at home.

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Ng Sin Hung

Ng Sin Hung

Living in Newcastle, Ng likes to cook the soups originating from his home town near Hong Kong.

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