The History of Din Tai Fung

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Din Tai Fung is a popular Taiwanese restaurant serving Xiaolongbao (juicy soup dumplings) around the world. From the start of the restaurant’s opening, the craftsmanship and quality of food helped the franchise earn a Michelin star at the Hong Kong branch five times. With over 170 locations in 13 different countries around the world, Din Tai Fung continues to win over the hearts of customers from different generations.

This video depicts the story of how Din Tai Fung’s founder, Yang Bing-Yi, started and built the successful restaurant franchise people know and love today. Din Tai Fung may have started out as a small cooking oil shop, but with Yang’s determination and resilience through the drop of sales from the accessibility of canned cooking oil, he founded a restaurant that is loved by tons of people today.