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Coinciding with the 2024 "Tainan 400", the Tainan Tourism Bureau held the "2023 Tainan International Food Forum" today (6th), inviting elites in the food field to give lectures, expounding on food, terroir, food sustainability and other perspectives from multiple perspectives, and bringing Tainan to the forefront. Taste promotes international. The event was attended by Director Lin Guohua of the Tourism Bureau, Eduardo Euba, Director of the Spanish Commercial Office, Mr. Zulmartinof, Deputy Representative of the Indonesian Economic and Trade Representative Office in Taipei, Wu Juntai, Chairman of the Tainan Hotel Business Association, Zhou Lifeng, Chairman of the Tainan Hotel and Tourism Education Association, Tainan Liang Jinsheng, chairman of the Municipal Tourism Promotion Factory Development Association, Tainan hoteliers and Tainan gourmet operators participated in the event, inviting everyone to use Tainan gourmet food to communicate with the world!
Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan is a famous ancient capital in Taiwan. It has a unique historical and cultural heritage, which creates rich nutrients in food. It is the first choice for many people to travel and eat delicious food. Tainan’s tourism and food also have international potential. In addition to 2011 It won the three-star tourism award of the "Michelin Green Guide" in 2022 and 2023. From 2022 to 2023, many gourmet restaurants will be listed in the international food evaluation "Michelin Guide". Recently, the British "National Geographic Travel" magazine announced the "2024 Global "Coolest Attractions", Tainan is on the list for its quaint historical buildings and snacks, and is the only attraction in Taiwan to be included on the list. Next year, 2024, will be "Tainan 400". There will be large-scale events such as the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the International Orchid Exhibition, the Taiwan Design Exhibition, and the Tainan 400 series of events. Domestic and foreign tourists are welcome to participate in the event and eat all the delicious food in Tainan!
Director Lin Guohua of the Tourism Bureau said that the "2023 Tainan International Food Forum" takes "Mobile Tainan 400 Feast" as its theme, integrating stories, visual tastes, and experiences to highlight Tainan's changing food culture and qualitative changes. At the opening, the Su Junying Puppet Troupe, which promotes Taiwan's traditional arts, weaves a large-scale puppet show into Tainan's characteristics that blends various cultures, making people feel deeply involved. Seven experts and scholars in the field of food were invited to jointly give lectures, using the rich product advantages of "hill sweetness", "plain sweetness" and "coastal seafood" as three major themes to exchange diverse food perspectives.
The "Sweet Taste of the Hills" theme was spearheaded by Feng Zhongtian, a food culture researcher born in Tainan. He uses long-term observation of food and catering trends to share the food flavors of mountainous areas and the influence of the natural environment. He has won the world bartending championship multiple times and is also one of the top 50 bars in Asia. Sustainability Award winner Wu Yingxian has worked with many Michelin chefs and shared the changes in drinks in Taiwan with more than ten years of bartending experience. In the theme of "Plain Sweetness", Li Yiyan, the chef of the 2023 Michelin Green Star restaurant "Haoyu" who is good at telling stories with local ingredients, creates fashionable Taiwanese dishes with the concept of "mountains, seas, rivers and plains" and promotes "circulation". " concept, fully utilizing all parts of the ingredients, and using food to awaken everyone's awareness of environmental issues such as sustainability and environmental protection; Wang Jiaping, the chef of Solo Pasta, a well-known Italian restaurant in Taipei, is known as "the Taiwanese who is best at cooking Italian cuisine." Wang The chef has traveled to 18 provinces in Italy and interned in 16 restaurants. He has accurately grasped the delicious spirit of Italian cuisine and conveyed the Italian food culture through the dining table. Gao Jingyu, known as the mother-in-law in the food industry, talks about tradition. The evolution of gastronomic culture. On the theme of "Coastal Seafood", Xu Zhong, a food culture scholar and food expert, was awarded the honor of Knight of the Order of the Italian Star by the Italian government. He discussed the historical issues of Tainan people's eating of fish; he is good at using Taiwanese ingredients to integrate into Spanish cuisine. He has been honored for two consecutive years. Chef Hyman of the restaurant "Olive Restaurant", which was awarded Michelin in 2016, uses the perspective of the European catering industry and Slow Food organization (Slow Food) on food culture to present his observations of Tainan's seafood cuisine and connect the ways of exotic seafood cuisine. And taste spectrum.
The Tourism Bureau stated that a series of Christmas and New Year’s Eve activities are being launched one after another, and the Tourism Bureau will continue to organize more exciting tourism activities, welcoming domestic and foreign tourists to come and experience Tainan’s rich culture and unique customs. If you want to know more Tainan tourism information and activities, please check the Tainan Tourism website and Tainan Tourism Fan Group for details.
Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan is a famous ancient capital in Taiwan. It has a unique historical and cultural heritage, which creates rich nutrients in food. It is the first choice for many people to travel and eat delicious food. Tainan’s tourism and food also have international potential. In addition to 2011 It won the three-star tourism award of the "Michelin Green Guide" in 2022 and 2023. From 2022 to 2023, many gourmet restaurants will be listed in the international food evaluation "Michelin Guide". Recently, the British "National Geographic Travel" magazine announced the "2024 Global "Coolest Attractions", Tainan is on the list for its quaint historical buildings and snacks, and is the only attraction in Taiwan to be included on the list. Next year, 2024, will be "Tainan 400". There will be large-scale events such as the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the International Orchid Exhibition, the Taiwan Design Exhibition, and the Tainan 400 series of events. Domestic and foreign tourists are welcome to participate in the event and eat all the delicious food in Tainan!
Director Lin Guohua of the Tourism Bureau said that the "2023 Tainan International Food Forum" takes "Mobile Tainan 400 Feast" as its theme, integrating stories, visual tastes, and experiences to highlight Tainan's changing food culture and qualitative changes. At the opening, the Su Junying Puppet Troupe, which promotes Taiwan's traditional arts, weaves a large-scale puppet show into Tainan's characteristics that blends various cultures, making people feel deeply involved. Seven experts and scholars in the field of food were invited to jointly give lectures, using the rich product advantages of "hill sweetness", "plain sweetness" and "coastal seafood" as three major themes to exchange diverse food perspectives.
The "Sweet Taste of the Hills" theme was spearheaded by Feng Zhongtian, a food culture researcher born in Tainan. He uses long-term observation of food and catering trends to share the food flavors of mountainous areas and the influence of the natural environment. He has won the world bartending championship multiple times and is also one of the top 50 bars in Asia. Sustainability Award winner Wu Yingxian has worked with many Michelin chefs and shared the changes in drinks in Taiwan with more than ten years of bartending experience. In the theme of "Plain Sweetness", Li Yiyan, the chef of the 2023 Michelin Green Star restaurant "Haoyu" who is good at telling stories with local ingredients, creates fashionable Taiwanese dishes with the concept of "mountains, seas, rivers and plains" and promotes "circulation". " concept, fully utilizing all parts of the ingredients, and using food to awaken everyone's awareness of environmental issues such as sustainability and environmental protection; Wang Jiaping, the chef of Solo Pasta, a well-known Italian restaurant in Taipei, is known as "the Taiwanese who is best at cooking Italian cuisine." Wang The chef has traveled to 18 provinces in Italy and interned in 16 restaurants. He has accurately grasped the delicious spirit of Italian cuisine and conveyed the Italian food culture through the dining table. Gao Jingyu, known as the mother-in-law in the food industry, talks about tradition. The evolution of gastronomic culture. On the theme of "Coastal Seafood", Xu Zhong, a food culture scholar and food expert, was awarded the honor of Knight of the Order of the Italian Star by the Italian government. He discussed the historical issues of Tainan people's eating of fish; he is good at using Taiwanese ingredients to integrate into Spanish cuisine. He has been honored for two consecutive years. Chef Hyman of the restaurant "Olive Restaurant", which was awarded Michelin in 2016, uses the perspective of the European catering industry and Slow Food organization (Slow Food) on food culture to present his observations of Tainan's seafood cuisine and connect the ways of exotic seafood cuisine. And taste spectrum.
The Tourism Bureau stated that a series of Christmas and New Year’s Eve activities are being launched one after another, and the Tourism Bureau will continue to organize more exciting tourism activities, welcoming domestic and foreign tourists to come and experience Tainan’s rich culture and unique customs. If you want to know more Tainan tourism information and activities, please check the Tainan Tourism website and Tainan Tourism Fan Group for details.
