Cooking competition in Chongqing identifies top tastebud ticklers

"Kaizhou has pioneered a unique path of culinary-driven economic development and prosperity," said Deng Guo, deputy district chief of Kaizhou, at the opening ceremony.

Building on a half-century of culinary heritage and a robust base of industry professionals, the district has integrated resources from local vocational education institutions to establish a comprehensive talent cultivation system that reaches from farm to table and from classroom to kitchen, Deng said.