Effy

Interview with Effy - translator, student, cooking lover, Chinese teacher in Warsaw.

Is there a chef you admire the most? Who and why?

Umm dunno any super famous chef really, maybe my uncles ex wife, she made the most delicious dumplings I ever had

What is your favorite food to eat?

My favorite dish... Fish filets in hot chili oil

What is your favorite cuisine to cook?

Favorite cuisine.. Chinese Sichuan cuisine. Everything's spicy lol

Tell me about Chinese food and drink.

     Chinese food is too broad, we have many kinds of cuisines in China, Cantonese is more of a classy kind of food, things are served in small steamers, most famous dish is probably shrimp dumplings, they're made of a special kind of flour and starch with shrimps inside; Sichuan food is famous for the taste - spicy, fish filets in hot chili oil is a perfect example l, and hot pot is originated in Sichuan ! The north-west food is famous for their noodles, those small Muslim noodle chain restaurants are literally everywhere, Fujian is famous for their snacks, partially because it's located in the south shore, right next to Taiwan, they have amazing bubble tea shops on every street, and you can find a lot Taiwan snack shops over there.

I grew up in Inner Mongolia and lived in many provinces. I can say that we have the best lamb and beaf for hot pot or BBQ in Inner Mongolia

People drink beer and a kind of alcohol that looks like water (like vodka) it's made of rice and super strong 40-50% vol, you can even find it up to 70% sometimes

Usually people drink milk tea, there're small shops that sell them everywhere

Some of them also sell fresh juice

What's the Strangest Thing You've Ever Eaten?

The strangest thing I ever had might be frogs ..