Zhuhai polishes its new business card as "International City of Leisure and Food". A few days ago, "Cantonese cuisine chefs" went global - the 2019 "Belt and Road" Cantonese Cuisine Industry Development Forum and Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao Food Tourism and Culture Festival opene

Zhuhai polishes its new business card as "International City of Leisure and Food". A few days ago, "Cantonese cuisine chefs" went global - the 2019 "Belt and Road" Cantonese Cuisine Industry Development Forum and Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao Food Tourism and Culture Festival opened in Riyuebei. The exotic delicacies prepared by 18 chefs from various catering companies in Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao and dozens of chefs from countries along the “One Belt and One Road” wowed Zhuhai citizens. Thousands of special delicacies were also displayed at the scene.

This event is sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government, and the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry, hosted by the Zhuhai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Zhuhai Municipal Commerce Bureau, and executed by Zhuhai Catering Association and other units . Gu Xiulian, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress and Director of the China Care for the Next Generation Working Committee; Yang Liu, President of the World Federation of Chinese Catering Industry; Yang Hongshan, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security; Yan, Vice Mayor of the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government Wu attended the event.

Zhuhai has a "new business card" to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning between Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine culture has become the leader of many families, and famous chefs and chefs have emerged in large numbers. With their superb cooking skills, "Cantonese cuisine chefs" have made Cantonese cuisine shine and "eat" "In Guangdong" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is famous at home and abroad. At the opening ceremony, Yan Wu said that Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao share the same soil and water and share the same origin. As the common food culture of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Cantonese cuisine is a natural taste bond and communication bridge between the people of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

With the further advancement of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it is an inevitable trend for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to achieve political, economic, social, cultural and other aspects of integration and common development. The holding of this event will further strengthen the exchanges between Cantonese cuisine chefs in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, deepen talent cooperation, and help the Greater Bay Area expand cooperation areas and enrich cooperation connotations.

In the era of the Bay Area, with "Cantonese cuisine" as the media, Zhuhai, with clear waters and blue skies, has received a "new business card" to go global and showcase the city's charm. At the opening ceremony, Zhuhai was awarded the honorary title of "International City of Leisure and Food". Zhuhai Vocational Training Guidance Service Center and Zhuhai Technician College were awarded the "International Cantonese Cuisine Talent Training Base" and the "Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Cantonese Cuisine Research Institute" respectively, and the unveiling ceremony was held. Zhuhai White Banana Bass Production Base (Guangdong Xianquan Lake Aquatic Products Chain Co., Ltd.) and Telford D.P. Raturi, Guangdong Province Changsheng Cantonese Chef Master Studio (Zhuhai Catering Association) and Malaysian Bird's Nest Association, Guangdong Province Cantonese Chef Training Base (Zhuhai City Eurasian Technical School) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Dutch Chinese Kitchen Association.

Celebrity chefs show off their cooking skills and create an "army" of ingenious chefs

The prosperity of the food industry is inseparable from a strong team of chefs, and it also relies on the chef spirit passed down and persevered from generation to generation. At the event, the most eye-catching and exciting event was undoubtedly the first Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macau "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" Skills Invitational Competition. Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao each sent 6 chef teams with 18 chefs. They steamed, boiled, fried, pan-fried, There are 18 cooking techniques such as roasting, and they all show off their "unique skills", "hand-carved" on ordinary ingredients, and each dish has exquisite conception and unique flavor...

Liang Hui, president of the Macau Catering Industry Union, a judge of this competition, said that in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area era, the cuisines of Zhuhai and Macao are accelerating the mutual integration and exchange. The chefs competing this time are unique and creative. Many of their dishes are based on fresh Cantonese ingredients and seasoned with Western sauces, giving traditional Cantonese cuisine new vitality and demonstrating the ingenuity of the chefs and the fact that food knows no borders.

Yang Weixing, president of the Hong Kong Catering Management Association and a judge, said that Hong Kong brought six young chef teams this time and hoped to use this platform to allow them to practice their skills and broaden their horizons. It is hoped that chefs from Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao will work together to carry forward traditional Cantonese cuisine and enhance the international influence of Cantonese cuisine culture along the "One Belt, One Road" initiative.

At the same time, the event also invited 10 chef teams from countries along the “One Belt and One Road” to perform live cooking performances, including cabbage and tomato beef from Syria, Arabic grilled lamb chops from Jordan, and Palestinian roasted chicken with potatoes... In Pearl In the Hong Kong and Macao famous dishes and snacks exhibition area, the exquisite and innovative dishes attract the public to stop and watch and take photos."This is not a dish. It uses ordinary ingredients to show the landscape and make it lifelike. This is art." Citizens said one after another.

Wu Shaoqiang, deputy researcher of the Zhuhai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, said that since last year, Zhuhai has been concentrating on implementing the "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" project and continuously strengthening the brand building of the "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" project. This event is an innovative measure to push the "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" project in depth. It is Zhuhai's active exploration to promote exchanges and integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, promote high-quality development of the Cantonese cuisine industry and help rural revitalization. It is also an initiative to promote the Cantonese cuisine industry along the "Belt and Road" A vivid practice of "all the way" to the international stage.

A cultural feast on the tip of the tongue, endless exhibition areas to visit

At the Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao Food Tourism and Culture Festival, there will also be a master cooking performance area, a food tourism exhibition area, a Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao food exhibition area, and "One Belt, One Road" international food at the Riyuebei site. The exhibition area, the joint exhibition area for catering industries from various places, the exhibition area for famous chefs, famous stores, famous dishes, and famous snacks in Zhuhai City, the results display of Zhuhai's implementation of the "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" project, etc., comprehensively present the results of Zhuhai's promotion of the "Cantonese Cuisine Chef" project, and display them in an all-round way Zhuhai’s Cantonese cuisine industry culture allows guests from all over the world to share a cultural feast on the tip of their tongues.

It is understood that there are nearly 100 booths at the event. There are 10 booths in the international food area. Zhuhai citizens can taste Thai food, Korean cakes, Indian flying pancakes, Brazilian barbecue, Spanish Latin fruits, etc.; there are 22 booths for local specialties, and Zhuhai citizens can taste crab roe soup dumplings. , Yangzhou lion head, Hong Kong egg waffle ice cream, Old Beijing roast duck, Macau cheese drawing sticks, secret lamb chops, Taiwanese oyster omelet, Yunnan bamboo tube chicken, etc.; there are 19 booths in the tourism and food exhibition area, and the display unit is Inner Mongolia Huiwei Food 、 , Tangjia Noodles, etc.; there are 10 booths in the Xinjiang food area, where you can taste Xinjiang red willow barbecue, Ulu roast lamb, roast leg of lamb, Xinjiang Hami specialty roasted naan/hand rice, etc.; and there are 22 booths in the dried fruit exhibition area.

It is understood that this event will last for two days, and two themed forums will be held at Zhuhai Resort on the 9th. More than 10 heavyweight experts from the domestic and foreign food industry will actively contribute to the innovation of Zhuhai Cantonese cuisine culture and the high-quality development of the industry, and improve the quality of Cantonese cuisine. International influence provides advice and gathers wisdom. In addition, the results of the selection of famous chefs, famous restaurants, famous dishes, and famous snacks in Zhuhai will also be announced and the list of specially appointed Zhuhai specialty restaurants will be announced and awarded.

In the Bay Area era, Zhuhai relies on its unique food culture to improve the "Cantonese cuisine chef" training system, promote the cooperation between enterprises and institutions to carry out "Cantonese cuisine chef" apprenticeship training, research and develop Zhuhai's characteristic Cantonese cuisine cooking skills standards, and provide policy support and activities We have made efforts in various aspects such as competitions and exchanges and cooperation to cultivate and output talents with high-end culinary skills and achieve the core competitiveness of Zhuhai’s food industry. It is understood that at present, the city has trained more than 1,200 "Cantonese cuisine chefs", and 3 technical colleges and vocational colleges have opened Cantonese cuisine-related majors; the city has supported the construction of 7 municipal-level "Cantonese cuisine chef" training bases and 3 municipal-level "Cantonese cuisine chefs" "Master studios, including two provincial training bases and two master studios.

Written by: Nandu reporter Wang Jinghao

Intern: Hong Xiaoke