tā bà shì yánjiū zhōnghuá yǐnshí wénhuà de lǎo jiàoshòu, jiā lǐ shūjià shàng quán shì càipǔ他爸是研究中华饮食文化的老教授,家里书架上全是菜谱。His father is an old professor studying Chinese food culture; the bookshelves at home are full of cookbooks.