Big Meal Scene 1

Hi there. This is China Town, right in the centre of London. This is one of London’s most exciting areas. The streets are full of Chinese shops, Chinese restaurants and markets.

It’s my birthday today and we have got some friends coming over to ours tonight for a special meal and Stephen has kindly agreed to cook us all some Chinese food.

And hopefully today, I’ll be picking up some great cooking tips and some fresh ingredients.

Wow! This place is amazing. Look at this, Stephen. I don’t even know what half of this stuff is.

Yeah - what do you think this is?

I don’t know, but I hope you’re getting some ideas for the meal tonight.

Yeah, absolutely. I’m getting great ideas for tonight. Come on, I know a great restaurant that does really good Dim Sum.

Dim Sum. What’s Dim Sum?

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This looks incredible. Is this what you’re planning to cook tonight, Stephen?

Let’s go inside and try a few things.

Hmmm. I can’t wait to try some of these amazing dishes.

Come on. Let’s see if it tastes as good as it looks.

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Wow. I’d love to know how they cook this stuff. Do you think they’d let me visit the kitchen? I’d love to meet the chef.

Let’s ask the waiter. Excuse me?

Yes. Welcome to the Golden Harvest. Can I help you?

Everything is fabulous, in fact the food is excellent.

Thank you.

I wonder if you could do me a favour. I need some help.

Yes, sure.

I have to cook a special Chinese meal tonight and I was wondering if I could go to the kitchen and meet the chef.

Do you want to meet the chef?

I wanted to ask the chef a few questions. You know - get a few tips on how to cook Chinese food.

Ah, yes, sure. He’s very busy but let me see if he’s got the time to talk to you.

Thank you very much indeed.

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Hello, thank you for seeing me.

How you do, Sir, thank you.

I was wondering if you could give me a few quick tips on how to cook Chinese food.

Yeah, to cook Chinese food, one, you must have a very good chef.

The chef is very important.

Very important.

And number two?

And number two, the food must be fresh.

Fresh ingredients.

Yes, fresh ingredients.

And what are we going to cook today?

Today we’ll cook Kung fu lobster.

Kung fu lobster.

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“A take away menu. this might come in handy later.”

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That was great. Really interesting and a bit scary! I learned a lot and you know what? I’ve got a list of all the ingredients that I need for tonight’s meal.

Well, you have no excuses now. I’m expecting the perfect meal tonight. Come on, let’s finish the shopping. So you can get home and do the cooking.

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So is that everything, then?

Let me see, garlic, noodles, lobster, mushrooms - yep. That’s everything.

Except one thing.

What’s that?

A chicken foot.

Ugh!