The Formidable Mrs. Chao: How One Woman Brought Chinese Food to Every Home in America

The riveting, extraordinary story of the woman who brought Chinese stir-fry to America—and forever changed culinary history.

Never heard of Buwei Yang Chao? What about stir-fry? Well, then you’ve had Mrs. Chao’s cooking.

Let us introduce you to The Formidable Mrs. Chao, the story of a woman born in China in the late 1800s—so long ago that her feet were bound when she was a child—who went on to bring Chinese food to homes across America. Her bestselling book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese, pu...