It all started in Taiwan in 1960 with a chili sauce and a family determined to make it right. Three generations later, we’re still making sauces with the same care, craft, and respect for the Chinese flavors that started it all.

FOR THREE GENERATIONS, WE’VE BEEN MAKING THE SAUCES AND FLAVORS BEHIND CHINESE FOOD IN AMERICA—THROUGH LIAN HOW, UNCLE CHEN, AND DOU—PRESERVING THE CRAFT, CULTURE, AND FLAVOR THAT HAVE SHAPED HOW AMERICA EATS



It all started in Taiwan in 1960 with a chili sauce and a family determined to make it right. Three generations later, we’re still making sauces with the same care, craft, and respect for the Chinese flavors that started it all.




Rich, aromatic, and made to finish — our oils range from traditional stone-ground sesame oils to bold chili oils and everyday kitchen staples. Built on generations of oil-making expertise, they bring fragrance, depth, and character with just a drizzle. The kind of bottles that rarely stay in the pantry for long.




Three generations, 60 years, and one family behind the sauces, oils, and flavors that have helped shape Chinese food in America.

Three generations of sesame oil making have taught us one thing: how it’s made matters. From roasting to stone milling, discover what separates an exceptional sesame oil from the rest.

Chinese food has never been just one cuisine. From dim sum and hot pot to boba and orange chicken, explore the many ways it has evolved—and the pantry staples connecting it all.

Discover Union Food Co., a third-generation Chinese food manufacturer behind Lian How, Uncle Chen, and DOU. Explore sesame oil, sesame paste, chili sauces, fermented bean sauces, spices, and Asian pantry staples.