[2] Chong was born in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), China, her family's history in Australia dates back to the 1850s when her grandfather emigrated to the country.
[4] Her father is believed to have created and marketed the most widely used modern recipe for dim sim, a dumpling similar to a Siu Mai in 1945 at his Melbourne food processing operation "Wing Lee".
In 1994, her book The Heritage of Chinese Cooking won the Prix de La Mazille as International Cookbook of the Year.
Apart from this, as an ambassador for Chinese culture in association with her cooking she gives guided tours of the Chinatown precinct in Melbourne[4] In 2003 her series Elizabeth Chong's Tiny Delights aired on television and a companion book of the same name was released.
In 2017, Chong appeared on Studio 10, which reunited the cast of Good Morning Australia, including host Bert Newton, his wife Patti Newton, and regular members of the series including music director John Foreman, Robert "Belvedere" Mascara, Susie Elelman, Rhonda Burchmore, Tonia Todman, Gabriel Gaté, Ken James, Phillip Brady and Moira McLean[6]