Dieuveil Malonga

I realized myself in big city like hotel, they don't serve the pan-African cuisines.

Most of the time when you go to hotel, they serve you like just international food.

And I was disappointed.

One of grandmother had advised me to go to the village.

If you want to eat the authentic African cuisine, go to the village.

If you learn like modern cuisine, for me it's like I can do nothing because it's already modern and I don't have connection with that food.

But I have more connection when I go to the village and learn by grandmother.

For me, the best school is the Guatemala school.

I think that was one of the best schools I've been in my life.

You learn many techniques, you learn how the food tastes, and also learn the story behind the food.

And so that's why I teach to our students.

The young people who teach really invite grandmother sometimes to come to teach them.

Because personally, it's very important to understand more about the product and environment.

And this, we learn it by grandmother.

So when I was living in Europe, I get a lot of opportunity and a lot of big groups.

Let's say a big company wanted to work with me.

And I deny all of this offer to come to Rwanda.

And all my friends, all my family say, are you mad?

Why are you going to Rwanda?

It's a small country.