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Ken Hom's 'Chinese Cookery'
In 1984, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ launched a new Chinese cookery TV show, introducing chef Ken Hom.
In 1982, after a two-year global search, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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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Sat 30 Dec 2023
03:50GMT
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Ken Hom: The chef who taught Britain to cook Chinese food
Duration: 01:29
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- Fri 29 Dec 2023 08:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Fri 29 Dec 2023 12:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Fri 29 Dec 2023 18:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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- Sat 30 Dec 2023 03:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
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