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Michelle Yang

School: University of Washington

Expertise: Recipe development; parenting; restaurants

Michelle Yang

  • 5 years as a freelance writer and editor for publications like Taste of Home, The Spruce Eats, HuffPost, Shondaland, Romper and InStyle
  • Author of the forthcoming memoir "Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love"
  • Popular Taste of Home articles include: "How to Make Mapo Tofu at Home" and "What Apple Pie Means to Me as a First-Generation American"

Experience

Born ethnic Chinese in South Korea, Michelle is a proud immigrant “takeout kid” who grew up working in her family’s Chinese restaurant. She is an advocate whose writing on the intersection of Asian American identity, body image and mental health has been featured in a variety of publications and media. At Taste of Home, Michelle brings her first-hand insight to everything she writes, including a personal essay about what apple pie means to her as a first-generation American. She also loves developing and sharing recipes like mapo tofu, strawberry tanghulu and fried rice.

Education

  • University of Arizona, bachelor's in international studies
  • University of Washington, master's in marketing and nonprofit management

Taste of Home Editorial Policies

Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

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Tanghulu

Tanghulu is a traditional Chinese treat. This version is made with strawberries, but other firm fruits are also used like grapes and cherries. Make sure you use firm strawberries that are completely dry. —Michelle Yang, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Easy Chicken Stir-Fry

The magic of a dish like chicken stir-fry is simple. It’s versatile, it’s healthy and it can be made with
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How to Use Chopsticks

I'll explain how to use chopsticks—and share some quirky lore on what the way you hold your chopsticks says about you.