Lately the Beijing Olympics has received heavy criticism from Western countries because of China’s involvement in Tibet, violations of human rights and the country’s close relations with the regime in Sudan. Now China is responding with a charm offensive betting on that the way towards better relations with the West goes through our stomachs.
Therefore China will over the next few months send some 1,000 chefs to London to learn how to make Western-style food for athletes and tourists who attend the Olympics in Beijing this summer.
Each Chinese chef will receive a five-day crash course in how to mash a swede, roast potatoes, boil a ham and other delicacies plus they will have to learn how to prepare a variety of breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts. According to their teachers, those Chinese chefs - who already have attended the course - have been very attentive students who took notes all the time and were really interested to learn.
To those of you who will visit Beijing this summer, it is worth mentioning that the Chinese kitchen is the most varied of all national kitchens, and that Beijing is stacked with noodle shops, teahouses and restaurants serving delicacies from all parts of the country.
Author David Rich Momondo