Picture a woman who becomes a TV star in 1962, teaching people how to cook one of the world's great cuisines. Nope, not Julia Child. It's Fu Pei-mei. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) FU PEI-MEI: (Non ...

When 18-year-old Fu Pei-mei traveled by herself from her home in China to live in Taiwan in 1949, she joined 1 million other refugees who fled the mainland at the end of the Chinese Civil War. She ...

The Netflix show What She Put on the Table follows the life of Fu Pei-mei, a culinary icon who taught generations of Taiwanese women how to cook — and did it before anyone had heard of Julia Child.

Michelle T. King's new book is about a pioneering cook who brought Chinese food to the world, Fu Pei-mei. NPR's Scott Simon talks with King about her and about the book, "Chop Fry Watch Learn." ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. SIMON: Fu Pei-mei appeared on ...