About Jasmine Liu
Asian-American Food Writer • Cultural Storyteller • Dumpling Devotee
👋 Hi there, I’m Jasmine Liu.
Welcome to My Asia Bites — where every dish tells a story, and every bite brings you closer to home.
I’m a second-generation Chinese American, born and raised in California, where I spent most of my childhood in my grandmother’s kitchen. While my friends played video games, I was folding dumplings, simmering bone broths, and learning the difference between soy sauce and dark soy sauce before I could spell them.
Food wasn’t just food. It was history. Identity. And love served in a bowl.
🍲 Why I Started My Asia Bites
This blog began as a quiet personal project — a way to preserve the traditional Chinese recipes my grandmother taught me, and to reconnect with the flavors that defined my upbringing.
Over time, it’s grown into something much bigger:
A space for home cooks, cultural explorers, and Asian Americans like myself to celebrate, reclaim, and reimagine our relationship with Chinese food.
From Cantonese steamed fish to spicy Sichuan noodles, I aim to share recipes that are authentic, approachable, and rooted in lived experience — not just copied from a cookbook.
✍️ What You’ll Find Here
Traditional Chinese recipes passed down through generations
Easy, modern takes on classic dishes for the American kitchen
Food stories that explore identity, memory, and the Chinese diaspora
Cooking tips from someone who burned her first scallion pancake but still kept trying
Whether you’re learning how to use a wok for the first time or looking to recreate the jiaozi your nai nai used to make — you’re in the right place.