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Fu Pei-mei was born on 1 October, 1931 in Dairen, Kwantung Province, Empire of Japan, is a Taiwanese chef. Discover Fu Pei-mei's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation Chef
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 1 October 1931
Birthday 1 October
Birthplace Dairen, Kwantung Province, Empire of Japan
Date of death 16 September, 2004
Died Place Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality Japan

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Fu Pei-mei Net Worth

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1931

Fu was born in 1931 in Dalian, under Japanese rule at the time.

Aged 15, she left the city due to the events of the Chinese Civil War, and took on clerical work, where her company provided meals to its workers.

Fu moved to Taiwan at age 18, as Chinese Communist forces consolidated control over the mainland.

Before becoming a cook, she worked in a trading company and appeared in television commercials promoting electrical appliances.

Fu left her career behind to marry Cheng Shao-ching, whom she met on a blind date.

Cheng expected Fu to cook, and she tried to learn while raising a family, but she did not have time to focus on cooking until her children began attending school.

Fu sought chefs from several well-known restaurants in Taipei to teach her how to cook, mailing a note that read, "Seeking famous chefs to learn cooking from, high pay."

1957

Fu spent two years, 1957 and 1958, as well as the entirety of her dowry, on sessions with these chefs, then began teaching students of her own in 1961.

At first her audience were mainly Taiwanese housewives.

Fu later taught wives of United States Armed Forces stationed in Taiwan.

It was one of those students that helped her contact a producer at Taiwan Television, where she began her television career.

1962

For forty years, from 1962 to 2002, Fu hosted a series of cooking programs at Taiwan Television, presenting over 4000 Chinese cuisine dishes.

Her programs were exported to Japan, the United States, the Philippines and other Asian countries.

1969

Fu published an English–Chinese bilingual edition of her first cookbook in 1969, translating the text herself.

Pei Mei’s Chinese Cook Book ran for three volumes.

Fu wrote over 30 cookbooks in Chinese and English and ran a cooking class.

Fu helped develop a number of flavorful precooked food products, including Manhan Noodles, an instant noodle product marketed by Uni-President, and a product line of five entrees for Ajinomoto.

1971

In 1971, Raymond A. Sokolov of The New York Times stated that Fu Pei-mei "could be called the Julia Child of Chinese cooking."

Fu Pei-mei had a positive reception to the comparison.

1997

Fu's show won a Golden Bell Award in 1997.

She could speak English, Mandarin, Japanese, and Hokkien.

Fu was frequently invited to appear on Japan's NHK, while her English-language programs were aided by a daughter.

2004

Fu Pei-mei (1931 – 16 September 2004) was a Taiwanese waishengren chef.

She wrote over 30 cookbooks on Chinese cuisine, and produced and hosted cooking programs on Taiwan Television and Japan's NHK.

Fu died on 16 September 2004 of pancreatic cancer, aged 73.

2012

In 2012, she was posthumously awarded the special award at the 47th Golden Bell Awards ceremony.

In 2012, she posthumously received the special Golden Bell Award.

2015

In October 2015, a Google Doodle was dedicated to her.

2017

A mini-series was made about Fu's life titled "What She Put on the Table", and it aired in Taiwan during the summer of 2017.

2018

It was available globally starting in the fall of 2018 through the online streaming platform, Netflix.