Tainan, the food capital, carries Taiwan's national blessings with 60 Michelin-starred delicacies brought to the international stage | 2022/04/12 |
Tainan, known as the capital of food, was selected as one of the world's most authoritative food evaluation cities in the Michelin Guide last year (2021). From December 26, 2021 to March 25, 2022, the "Tainan Michelin Astrology Carnival" will be held for three months, and the public online voting event will be opened. Tainan industry players will launch their own signature dishes for the public to vote and score online and accept food experts. review. As of the end of the event, a total of 156 businesses and 365 dishes have signed up for voting, and the cumulative number of votes has reached 261,831, and the number of page views on the official website of the event has exceeded one million, reaching 1,434,507 people! The potential products of the star-hunting are released! Today (April 12), the Tourism Bureau held a press conference to announce the results at the Far East Shangri-La Hotel, Tainan. At the same time, experts in the food industry such as the chef of the famous star-hunting Michelin restaurant were also invited to participate in the grand event to share and exchange Tainan cuisine. experience. Tainan is famous at home and abroad as an ancient capital of food culture. The city government team led by Mayor Huang Weizhe of Tainan City has always regarded "promoting Tainan food tourism to the world" as one of the goals of expanding international tourism. With the efforts of the city government team and the Tainan Tourism Bureau, last year (2021), the Michelin sponsor announced that Tainan will be included in the 2022 "Michelin Guide" evaluation city, which can be said to be well received. In order to lead the catering industry in Tainan City to challenge Michelin, the Tourism Bureau has been planning non-stop related activities since 2021. The Tainan Michelin Astrology Carnival National Online Voting Event is hoped that through the participation of the public, the publicity of domestic and foreign online media and The dissemination power of social networking sites achieves the goal of increasing the visibility of Tainan cuisine in the world, and then helps Tainan businesses to successfully get stars on the list. In order to encourage the industry in Tainan, Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe personally presented awards to the selected companies at the event presentation venue, and invited VIPs and media friends present to give applause and encouragement to all Tainan catering companies. Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the most special thing about this event is that there are exactly 365 dishes in the competition, and one dish is offered every day 365 days a year, and everyone is welcome to come to Tainan to taste it every day. These businessmen with different dishes, including Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese and other delicacies, participated in the event, and looked forward to improving Tainan's food culture and catering standards through this. Looking back at the two years that the epidemic has hit, the domestic and foreign tourism markets have been ups and downs, especially the catering industry, which has been greatly affected. I would like to thank all the industry players and the team for their hard work. During the difficult times, everyone worked together to make Tainan's food on the Michelin list. The preparation for the Michelin evaluation is a kind of marathon. Before the results are announced, everyone must continue to work hard and look forward to writing the Michelin Classics in Tainan with everyone. At the presentation meeting of the results, Cao Yishu, deputy head of the International Group of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, Tainan City Council Member Ying Aidali, Shen Zhendong, Wang Jiazhen, Chen Yizhen, Chairman of Tainan Formosa Culinary Arts Association Cai Yufeng, Tainan City Culture Dai Yongming, chairman of the Tourism and Souvenirs Industry Development Association, Cai Chenghong, chairman of Tainan Travel Business Association, Xu Xingjuan, executive director of Tainan Hotel and Business Association, and Zhang Baoren, chairman of Tainan Culinary Business Association, and others also came to the venue to celebrate the event. At the star picking ceremony, Mayor Huang Weizhe, Director Guo Zhenhui and the distinguished guests took off the star card together, symbolizing and wishing the industry in Tainan to successfully enter the Michelin list. In addition, although he was unable to visit the on-site platform due to the epidemic, Chef Chen Yonghua of Taipei Meifu Hotel also sent words of encouragement and blessings to the industry in Tainan through the on-site connection. In addition, food experts and scholars, Chen Yaoen from Ean's World Travel Service, and Zhang Zuoming from the Southern People's Gang came to the scene. It can be said that the strong representatives of the food industry from all walks of life praised the Tainan food platform. The selected dishes include traditional Taiwanese dishes and others. Cantonese cuisine, Western cuisine, desserts and souvenirs are also available. It is enough to feel that Fucheng is indeed a food museum that has undergone four hundred years of hardening and evolution. Chef Lin Quan, who just won the Flor de Cana Sustainable Restaurant Award this year, shared his views on Tainan cuisine, saying (fill in according to the speech). Director of Tainan City Government Tourism and Tourism Bureau Guo Zhenhui said that food is an indispensable part of tourism, and CNN TV in the United States has praised Tainan as the king of the food industry, which further proves the strength of Tainan's food to enter the world. This year is the 5th year that the Michelin Red Guide has come to Taiwan. With the efforts of the city government team, Tainan was selected as this year's Michelin-evaluated city, which is definitely a big step for Tainan cuisine to enter the international hall. The Tainan Michelin Astrology Carnival National Online Voting Event is an event organized by the Tourism Bureau to assist the Tainan industry in reaching the stars. Thank you very much for the hard work and hard work with the team over the past 3 months. In addition to congratulations to the 60 selected dishes, we also want to encourage all participating operators. Tainan's food culture is not composed of a single dish, but a collection of delicious dishes made by various restaurants and small shops. Cuisine is an important element of Tainan cuisine. It is expected that a series of related activities and guides will be announced in the Michelin Guide this year, which will successfully promote Tainan cuisine to the international market, set off a wave of Tainan cuisine at home and abroad again, and bring a new wave of Tainan tourism. The Bureau of Tourism and Tourism stated that the “Tainan Michelin Astrology Carnival” national online voting has ended on March 25. The 60 Michelin astrological delicacies and all the participating dishes have been announced on the official website of the event. This event can be said to take the opportunity to gather many industry players. The signature dishes are featured on the official website. There are pictures and menu introductions on the official website for your reference. In addition, in order to synchronously promote the recommended area of alleys that Tainan Snacks launched in March, a total of 49 businesses were recommended for star appreciation. These are the pocket lists of local delicacies recommended by gourmets from all over the world, which are very worth reference. The public is welcome to use more information on the official website of the event to arrange a food tour in Tainan. Although the event has come to an end temporarily, the Tourism Bureau will continue to provide guidance and help the industry to sprint for the Michelin evaluation while promoting Tainan food and tourism. In addition to gathering the participants of the astrology activities, planning and making a Tainan food pamphlet and several Tainan food guide routes. In April, the Master Chef series will continue to be held. The latest Master Chef coaching session will be held on April 18 at the Jingying Hotel in Tainan. The chef of Logy Restaurant, Tian Kuaiwu, uses Asian creative cuisine. As the theme, share the secrets of Michelin stars. It is hoped that through these activities, not only can Tainan food have the opportunity to jump on the Michelin list, but also the Tainan food tourism can be promoted to the international market and thus promote the development of other tourism-related industries. |