Chinese women were once deemed too weak to work in restaurant kitchens. These chefs are proving doubters wrong
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Women have been largely left out of hign-end Chinese kitchens, with many in the industry fearing females lack the strength to handle the heavy wok, among other labor-intensive tasks. These chefs are proving them wrong.
Hong Kong (CNN) — Archan Chan recalls her first experience working in a Chinese restaurant, more than 14 years ago.
Employed as an apprentice chef, she was one of just two woman in the kitchen -- the other's sole job was to beat eggs.
"She was unbelievably fast at beating eggs. I guess for a woman to survive in a traditional Chinese kitchen back then, you had to be the best in something," says Chan.
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