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The "2024 Tainan City of Food International Culinary Challenge" hosted by the Tainan City Government Tourism Bureau officially started on October 16. Competitors from home and abroad gathered together to use Tainan's local ingredients in their own cooking methods. Compete for the crown. This competition invites Taiwanese cuisine prince Huang Jinglong to serve as the chairman of the competition committee. The judging team is composed of 72 domestic and foreign famous chefs, covering New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Germany, the United States, Canada and other regions, and the team list is It also includes Tainan Michelin chefs such as Cai Ruicheng (Dong Xiang Taiwanese Seafood Cuisine), Zhou Rongtang (Zhu Xinju), Wu Jianhao (Jinxia House), etc., striving to find the "real Tainan flavor" among the many participating dishes. The contestants have both Compete in cooking skills and creativity.
The opening ceremony was hosted by Tainan City Mayor Huang Weizhe, Acting Deputy Director of the Tourism Bureau Zheng Daoli, representatives from the Tainan City Legislative Service Office Lin Junxian and Speaker Qiu Lili, Assemblymembers Ying Aidali, Shi Yuxingwang, Cai Zonghao, Xu Zhichun, and Zhou Jiawei. Councilors, Councilors Lin Meiyan, Councilor Yang Zhongcheng, Councilor Lin Yanzhu, Councilor Wang Jiazhen, representatives of Councilor Tsai Xiaowei’s Service Office, the chairman of the Tainan City Tourism, Restaurants, Business District Development and other related public associations, and well-known Tainan City hotels all sent representatives to the scene to jointly unveil the ceremony. , bustling with excitement; the mayor even showed off his skills on the spot, working with three chefs to complete two works: fondant cake and jelly flowers, completing the opening ceremony of the 2024 Tainan Food City International Culinary Challenge.
Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the hinterland of Tainan is vast and rich in products. It combines 400 years of long history and rich food culture to create unique cooking techniques and food characteristics. It is famous at home and abroad as an ancient city of food culture. Coinciding with Tainan 400, we have specially organized this "2024 Tainan "City of Gourmet International Culinary Challenge" hopes to bring all the culinary masters together in Tainan, which is famous for its "gourmet food" at home and abroad, and use a series of unique dishes to participate in the grand event with Tainan citizens and friends.
Director of the Tourism Bureau, Lin Guohua, said that food is an indispensable and important element in the tourism industry, and it is also a city feature that attracts tourists to visit Tainan. This cooking challenge is held in the hope of using "food" as a medium to enhance the relationship between Tainan and the international community. exchanges and interactions to enhance Tainan’s international visibility and attract international tourists to travel to Tainan.
The Tourism Bureau stated that contestants in the "2024 Tainan City of Food International Culinary Challenge" must use local Tainan ingredients and present Tainan cultural images in their dishes with their own understanding. This competition is divided into 4 sessions. Today’s session is the Art Category (1), with 99 groups (1 person per group) participating; October 26th is the Art Category (2), with 148 groups participating; November 3rd is the Art Category (2), with 148 groups participating. In the live hot cooking category, 60 groups participated; in the static cold exhibition category on November 9, 72 groups participated. There are currently 381 groups participating, including 14 groups from abroad. Registration for the first three sessions has been filled. Those interested in the static cold exhibition category are welcome to register on the official website of the event .
The opening ceremony was hosted by Tainan City Mayor Huang Weizhe, Acting Deputy Director of the Tourism Bureau Zheng Daoli, representatives from the Tainan City Legislative Service Office Lin Junxian and Speaker Qiu Lili, Assemblymembers Ying Aidali, Shi Yuxingwang, Cai Zonghao, Xu Zhichun, and Zhou Jiawei. Councilors, Councilors Lin Meiyan, Councilor Yang Zhongcheng, Councilor Lin Yanzhu, Councilor Wang Jiazhen, representatives of Councilor Tsai Xiaowei’s Service Office, the chairman of the Tainan City Tourism, Restaurants, Business District Development and other related public associations, and well-known Tainan City hotels all sent representatives to the scene to jointly unveil the ceremony. , bustling with excitement; the mayor even showed off his skills on the spot, working with three chefs to complete two works: fondant cake and jelly flowers, completing the opening ceremony of the 2024 Tainan Food City International Culinary Challenge.
Mayor Huang Weizhe said that the hinterland of Tainan is vast and rich in products. It combines 400 years of long history and rich food culture to create unique cooking techniques and food characteristics. It is famous at home and abroad as an ancient city of food culture. Coinciding with Tainan 400, we have specially organized this "2024 Tainan "City of Gourmet International Culinary Challenge" hopes to bring all the culinary masters together in Tainan, which is famous for its "gourmet food" at home and abroad, and use a series of unique dishes to participate in the grand event with Tainan citizens and friends.
Director of the Tourism Bureau, Lin Guohua, said that food is an indispensable and important element in the tourism industry, and it is also a city feature that attracts tourists to visit Tainan. This cooking challenge is held in the hope of using "food" as a medium to enhance the relationship between Tainan and the international community. exchanges and interactions to enhance Tainan’s international visibility and attract international tourists to travel to Tainan.
The Tourism Bureau stated that contestants in the "2024 Tainan City of Food International Culinary Challenge" must use local Tainan ingredients and present Tainan cultural images in their dishes with their own understanding. This competition is divided into 4 sessions. Today’s session is the Art Category (1), with 99 groups (1 person per group) participating; October 26th is the Art Category (2), with 148 groups participating; November 3rd is the Art Category (2), with 148 groups participating. In the live hot cooking category, 60 groups participated; in the static cold exhibition category on November 9, 72 groups participated. There are currently 381 groups participating, including 14 groups from abroad. Registration for the first three sessions has been filled. Those interested in the static cold exhibition category are welcome to register on the official website of the event .
