Coronavirus lockdown cooking classes bring Myanmar girl, 8, online fame and fortune

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"From boiled catfish soup to spicy fried frog, an eight-year-old in pyjamas and a chef’s hat is delighting Myanmar with her culinary prowess in a nation still being told to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Moe Myint May Thu’s mother posted a video online at the end of April showing off her daughter’s skills as the youngster threw together some spicy fried prawns. With her wide gap-toothed grin, the video has bounced across social media and brought stardom to the child along with an online moniker: “Little Chef”. She now sells dishes to order – and is counting the dividends. “I just love cooking,” she said, during a break from the kitchen in her family’s Yangon flat. “It’s made us happy cooking together in the lockdown,” she said, adding she wants to translate her childhood passion into a career when she grows up. In her most popular video, which has nearly 200,000 views, the young star wears a unicorn-themed T-shirt as she gives instructions on how to make Myanmar breakfast favourite Mohingya, concocted with boiled catfish..."

Source/publisher: 

"Agence France-Presse" via "South China Morning Post" (Hong Kong)

Date of Publication: 

2020-06-02

Date of entry: 

2020-06-02

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Myanmar

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English

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text

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    • Good