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• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: FAVORITE earned COOKING
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（3）
• 页码范围: 5-5
• 页数: 1页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

I am a British chef who is passionate about Chinese cuisine.My Chinese friends often call me“Dami,”which means rice in Chinese and sounds similar to my name“Jamie.”I learned Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies,University of London,but it was the desire to talk with Chinese people about cooking that helped me become fluent in this language.After graduation,I came to Beijing and lived in a hutong for four years,where I opened the Rice Kitchen,in which I taught Western cuisine to Chinese people.At present,I’m building my own media platform on Weibo under the name Dami’s Kitchen.It was during this process that I came in contact with China Today’s official account.From there I got to know more about the printed magazine.I love reading the column of Gastronomic Exploration,such as the article“Grilled Meat”that was published in the January issue.A sizzling plate of beef and mutton is not only a favorite dish of Beijingers,but also loved by a native British like me.During my time in Beijing,I came up with the idea of filming a cooking show featuring elderly grandmothers,who still use traditional Chinese cooking methods in the kitchen.This idea gave birth to Granny Knows Best,an eight-episode documentary that has earned more than 22 million views on the streaming platform Tencent Video.Many Chinese of my age were raised by their grandmothers,so the food on the program probably brought to their mind many childhood memories.