# Barbara Tropp

> Barbara Tropp was an American orientalist, chef, restaurateur, and food writer. During her career, she operated China Moon restaurant in San Francisco and wrote cookbooks that popularized Chinese cuisine in America. China Moon's accompanying cookbook is credited with being one of the first fusion cuisine cookbooks. She was the 1989 recipient of the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America James Beard Award. Tropp was called "the Julia Child of Chinese cooking."

*American chef*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1948-09-05
- **Died:** 2001-10-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Barbara Tropp was an American orientalist, chef, restaurateur, and food writer. During her career, she operated China Moon restaurant in San Francisco and wrote cookbooks that popularized Chinese cuisine in America. China Moon's accompanying cookbook is credited with being one of the first fusion cuisine cookbooks. She was the 1989 recipient of the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America James Beard Award. Tropp was called "the Julia Child of Chinese cooking."

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Barbara Tropp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Tropp)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859368)

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