BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China's most representative flour-made foods
while pasta is one famous Western delicacy. What kind of spark will
be created when the two famous foods meet?
A connecting city cultures event was held at the Beijing
Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11 to
showcase the interaction. Titled "When Lanzhou beef noodle meets
pasta", Chinese and Western chefs staged a wonderful food duel with
on-site production of delicious Lanzhou beef noodles and pasta.
This "culinary feast" also facilitated Chinese and Western culinary
and cultural exchanges, adding more flavors to the event.
This event was held by the Publicity Department of the CPC
Committee of Lanzhou and the
Office of Commerce of the Embassy of Italy in Beijing. Both China and Italy have strong feelings for noodle and the
inter-city exchange event via noodle aimed at further deepening
communication and exchanges of the two countries in business,
logistics, tourism, culture and other areas. It is also expected to
enhance inter-city interaction and improve the publicity,
reputation and influence of the two countries' food.
As one of the ten most famous noodles in China, Lanzhou beef noodle boasts a history of 102
years and is known for its tasty beef, soup and noodle.
Lanzhou is also qualified as the
hometown of Chinese beef noodle.
As one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the arduous efforts of
our ancestors and their feat of developing the Silk Road, according
to Zhang Hui, deputy director with
the Publicity Department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.
Lanzhou's culinary culture has
developed its own time-honored characteristics. The event will make
Lanzhou beef noodles smelled not
only across Lanzhou, but also
across the world via the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the
participation of the two countries' noodle masters. It will also
facilitate cultural and culinary exchanges, Zhang added.
Lanzhou people would like to
work with friends at home and abroad to promote culinary innovation
and development and we hope more cultural exchanges of this kind
will be held in Italy and
Lanzhou in the future, Zhang
pointed out.
Pasta is also one popular delicacy in China thanks to its exotic taste. This
event will promote culinary
cultural exchanges and bring
the two countries closer, said Enrico
Berti, First Secretary of the commerce office with the
Embassy of Italy in Beijing, adding that the two countries both
have time-honored history and culture despite a long distance while
Lanzhou beef noodle and pasta are both delicious despite many
differences.
Lanzhou beef noodle has
become the city's name card and Lanzhou broth beef noodle production skills
have become one of Lanzhou's
intangible cultural heritage protection projects. Ma Wenbin is one senior chef of Lanzhou beef noodles who masters the top
skills of noodle-making. He made Lanzhou beef noodles on site, with the dough
turning into noodles within a second. He can make six bowls of
noodles within one minute and make noodles of twelve different
shapes.
Chef De Cuisine Amedeo Ferri of
Barolo at Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel also made pasta on site. The
Italian chef has rich cooking experience after working in
Italy, Dubai, Japan,
Thailand and other countries. He
could deliver a special taste to each meal thanks to his study and
interpretation of culinary differences among different regions.
Meanwhile, eight attendees of the event tried making Lanzhou
beef noodles and pasta themselves. The interesting experience gave
attendees deeper understanding of the Chinese and western food.
A bowl of delicious noodles becomes important bond of cultural
exchanges linking China and
Italy. Food and food materials are
traveling across the regions along the Belt and Road Initiative,
enriching people's tastes and mutual understanding. The event will
not only allow Lanzhou beef
noodles to go global, but also introduce food from other regions,
especially those from the B&R countries into Lanzhou.
This intercity cultural exchange event let the guests feel the
food culture with on-site engagement, thus boosting Chinese food's
confidence to go global, and China
and Italy both attach importance
to the development of culinary culture and enjoy promising
globalization prospects, according to Li Yaguang, deputy director
with the China Cuisine Association.
Building a bridge between the two countries via food will
further promote bilateral culinary and cultural exchanges and
cooperation and contribute to the development of the B&R
Initiative by expanding international market together. There are
promising prospects for Chinese food to go global as well as for
Italian food to expand in China,
Li added.
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