‘Marvellous Rose!’ Ugandan woman teaching China how to cook Chinese food becomes online celebrity with 11 million fans

An African woman has become a famous influencer in China with her posts on how to cook Chinese food on mainland social media. Rose speaks fluent Mandarin and can cook dishes like tofu, hotpot, roasted duck, steamed fish and spicy chicken as well as many regional specialities. — SCMP

A Ugandan woman who fell in love with a farmer and moved to a village in China to be with him has become an online celebrity with her posts teaching people how to cook Chinese food.

The 29-year-old blogger, identified by her first name Rose, moved to a village in Suichang county in eastern China’s Zhejiang province with her then-boyfriend Wu Jianyun in 2014.