ABOUT OCF

WHAT IS OVERSEAS CHINESE FOOD?…

"Overseas Chinese" refers to Chinese persons residing in countries other than China. The Chinese people have a long history of migrating overseas. One of the earliest migrations dates back to the Ming dynasty when Zheng He (1371–1435) became the envoy of Ming. He sent people – many of them Cantonese and Hokkien – to explore and trade in the South China Sea and in the Indian Ocean.

Many variations of Chinese food can be found globally. The influence and happy accidents when adapting recipes is a testament to the pursuit of using produce available in that specific region.

Overseas Chinese Food is influenced by Chinese and South East Asian cuisine - and also, things we believe are delicious. We run pop ups at locations around London, and then kind of just see what happens. Come say hello!

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