Cantonese Cookery Classes

One of the great things about British food is that it comes from a melting pot of different cultures.  

Even Fish and Chips has its origins from overseas - with chips coming from either Belgium or France and the idea of fried fish was introduced from Jewish refugees.  

A colleague at work asked me what he could do for a treat for his daughter's 21st birthday.  He mentioned she liked Chinese food, so I asked if he'd taken her to a proper Chinese restaurant - like the Yang Sing in Manchester's China Town.

I went online, to get him some details, - and that's how I discovered that they now offer Cantonese Cookery Classes.  I quickly booked my son and myself on the next one...

Many say that Harry Yeung is the finest Cantonese chef in the UK, and we were shown around by his daughter Bonnie - who shares his passion for good food: 

Bonnie introduced us to different chefs, the one above specialised in roasting (like crispy aromatic duck or roast suckling pig). 

Another chef specialised in Dim Sum:

 and, as this was a cookery class, we all had a hand in it:

There was also a chef who specialised in stir-frying

- but sadly I don't think they said "这人是个伟大的厨师" about me!

It was fascinating seeing how a busy kitchen works:

Proper Cantonese food is amazing and much healthier than some of the take-away stuff I've had.

After our duck and pig had gone in the oven:

and it had got steamy in the Dim Sum area:

Our food was cooked.

Here's some of the the Dim Sum that we made:

We had a fantastic experience. I've learnt to add iceberg lettuce to my stir-fries in future and that I'll never make a good Dim Sum chef!

My thanks to Bonnie, and all the hardworking chefs, for sharing with us what they do so well. They were all friendly and helpful, it was an amazing experience.

Yang Sing

34 Princess Street

Manchester

M1 4JY

Tel: 0161 236 2200

Web: www.yang-sing.com