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Luke Nguyen performs the making of fried fish |
Returning to Vietnam to shoot a clip about Vietnamese cuisine, Luke Nguyen also visited Nguyen Nga center for disabled children in Quy Nhon city, the central Binh Dinh province.
This is the third time Luke Nguyen has visited the center, nurturing ideas of doing something to help disabled children who are living there.
“When the center is extended, I will come back to build a set of kitchens and a restaurant here, helping them know how to cook Vietnamese cuisine,” he said. “This depends on many factors, but if I’m determined to do, I’ll do.”
He also planned to ask for permission to open a vocational training center in Hoi An, aiming to help disabled and homeless children as well as orphans learn cooking. They will then be sent to restaurants and hotels in the central region to work.
When shooting a clip at Nguyen Nga center, Luke Nguyen taught disabled children how to make fried fish with mackerel, small spring onion, dill, and ground pepper.
He assigned each a task, such as cutting the mackerel into thin slices or grinding the slices in wooden mortars.
After he had selected four hearing-impaired children to prepare for the clip shooting, Phan Thi Hoai, a girl with one left hand, sadly asked him if she could join with the only hand. He immediately assigned her a role of grinding slices.
Surely, Luke Nguyen will be very happy when seeing disabled children enjoy the popular but special dish. More significantly, the specialty will be introduced abroad.
After finishing the clip at Nguyen Nga center in four hours, the film crew continued the journey to explore Vietnamese cuisine.
I hope Luke Nguyen’s dreams will become true in the coming time.
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