(EN) #ThatTranslatorCanCook: Manon Adam

Happy new year! A new decade is starting with 2020. A great time to list our good resolutions, get our stomachs some rest, but also discover a new interview from my peers! Please warmly welcome Manon, English/German to French translator, to start the new year just right!

Manon Adam, EN/DE>FR translator

Manon and her pastries — Manon is a proud gourmet and a great cook, as shown by these delicious mouth-watering pastries!

Who are you?

I am Manon Adam, a translator specialised in technical, industrial and agri-food texts.

What is your relationship with cooking?

I've been in love with cooking for a very long time. I grew up in a restaurant and I loved helping my Austrian grand-mother prepare food when I was little.

I like cooking as much as I like baking, I enjoy both of them. But what I love the most is preparing "apéritifs" (French part on the meal that comes before starters) for my friends when they visit me!

What dish do you like to cook the most?

It's too hard to choose! I like making pizzas because we can use so many different things in them. And I prepare the dough myself, of course!

And the least?

I like challenges so, for me, that would be any dish too "simple" to make, like pasta or just a piece of meat with broccoli. Anything that is too quick to make.

What have you always wanted to know how to do in cooking (e.g. a technique or a dish)?

Macarons. I tried once or twice, and it was a complete disaster each time. But I think the blame was on the recipe!

What do you eat and/or drink while translating?

Wine and cheese of course! Vive la France! I'm just kidding. In the morning, I drink coffee and in the afternoon, tea in winter or soda in summer. However, I never nibble, it's unhealthy.

Bonus: Could you share a quick, easy, delicious recipe?

Here is a delicious chocolate muffins' recipe:

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