Tse twins cook lunch for Li, Cameron

British twins of Chinese ethnicity, Lisa and Helen Tse, owners of Chinese restaurant Sweet Mandarin in Manchester, cooked lunch for Premier Li Keqiang and British Prime Minister David Cameron when Li visited Cameron at his official residence in London on June 17.

"When I first saw Premier Li, I was so nervous as the whole experience was so surreal," Lisa says of the No 10, Downing Street event. She adds that Li was very friendly and spoke to them in English.

"He was proud of us and said we were a great example of a Chinese success story and congratulated us on our excellent cooking and sauces. He hoped that we could open restaurants in China so that the Chinese people could also try our unique cuisine."