For Chen Guanghong, a Chinese chef based in Ghana for 12 years, using Chinese cuisine to communicate with Ghanaian diners is always more efficient than words.
"Food speaks louder than words," he always joked.
Chen worked in a Chinese restaurant affiliated with China's Gansu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The restaurant is a household name among locals because of its authentic Chinese flavor. It could take in tens of thousands of Ghanaian diners yearly, including many Ghanaian officials and celebrities.
Wisdom Kwable, a Ghanaian chef that worked in the restaurant for 10 years, told Xinhua that he picked up the skill of cooking Chinese cuisine with the help of Chen and decided to make it a lifelong career.
"As an old Chinese proverb says 'food is the paramount necessity of the people', I believe no matter Chinese or Ghanaian, the pursuit of delicious food is the same, and the Chinese cuisine brought us closer," said Chen.
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