Chan Tung Hong Kong’s famous chef

Chef

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, was born in Puning

Puning

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, Guangdong

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. He was famous for teaching cooking

Cooking

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 in the TV programmes.

Chan learnt cooking in his father’s restaurant

Restaurant

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 since he was 10 years old. However, he did not gain any special treatment. In contrary, his father was particularly strict to Chan’s performance. Based on the fundamentals of Chiuchow cuisine

Chiuchow cuisine

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, he created many special cuisines and wrote books concerning about herb

Herb

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 and soup

Soup

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Chan also promoted his cooking skills to entertainment field. He hosted as consultant

Consultant

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 in Stephen Chow

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’s film

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, God of Cookery

God of Cookery

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. He also cooperated with Stephen Au

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 and Sara Lee to host a housewife TV programme in the Asia Television.

In 2001, Chan died of liver cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma

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at the age of 47.