Easy Talk: Spanish chef unravels cultural similarities between Chinese and Spanish cuisine

In Beijing's kaleidoscopic foreign cuisine landscape, Spanish food is definitely the type that can give your palate a pleasant surprise, because just like Chinese dishes, Spaniards' Mediterranean-style cuisine, which is characterized by geographical diversity and an abundance of ingredients, never stops to create an unending banquet of flavors. But when they come to China, do they have to be localized? What are the commonalities between Chinese and Spanish cuisine culture? Today we talk to Alberto Becerril, the executive chef at Agua, a Spanish restaurant in Beijing.

Host: Hu Zhe

Guest: Alberto Becerril

Camera: Cong Ruiting

Editing: Yu Xiaoou

Subtitles: Lan Yun (Intern)

Producer: Hu Zhe

Executive Producer: Feng Minghui

About Easy Talk:

Easy Talk is a talk show program covering the latest living-related issues in today's China. Foreigners living in China are invited to share their life experiences and observations on a variety of light topics. The discussions revolve around the cultural differences that exist between China and other countries, covering various aspects and the implications they have on China's cultural exchange with the world.

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