https://www.scmp.com/rss/330660/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If it seems like every Chinese household in the world has a bottle of Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce in its pantry, we have a culinary accident to thank for it. The story goes that Lee Kum-sheung, the founder of Lee Kum Kee, created the seafood-flavored sauce in 1888 while working at a small teahouse in Guangdong province. He was cooking oysters in the kitchen but was so busy with customers that he left the stove on, according to company lore. When he smelled a strong scent coming from the kitchen,... https://www.scmp.com/food/how-kitchen-accident-gave-birth-beloved-sauce/article/3000264?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/how-kitchen-accident-gave-birth-beloved-sauce/article/3000264?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:04:28 +0000