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Try Chinese cooking
February 18, 2004
By Kim Young

The Best Western Premier Xiamen Central Hotel(京闽中心酒店) offered a "hands-on" cooking class on Thursday, February 12th, 2004, where a chef taught foreign women who live in Xiamen and then let them cook by themselves. One way to learn about other cultures is through cooking, and Xiamen foreign women are learning that the famous eight local Chinese flavors are available right here at the hotel. Last week, the 14 ladies from 7 countries enrolled in the Chinese cooking class found themselves intrigued by cooking “Cantonese Stir-fried Noodles with Beef” through the culinary instruction of Mr. Lin Hai, an executive chef of the hotel.