BOSTON, U.S. -- For two decades, Tao Huabi, founder of popular Chinese chili sauce brand Lao Gan Ma, has been one of the Chinese diaspora's most beloved figures, enshrined as their "goddess." The brand's signature chili sauces have comforted the hearts and stomachs of millions of Chinese people overseas who long for a taste of home.
Today a new goddess has emerged from YouTube, feeding hungry Chinese people with her cooking tutorials for a mixture of Chinese and international dishes. Xiaogao Jie, or Sister Gao, is from northwestern China's Shaanxi Province and now lives in Canada with her family, from where she hosts a YouTube channel called Sister Gao's Magic Ingredients. It has attracted 1.8 million subscribers and 214 million views since its launch in 2016.
