"You won't taste these Tainan foods in any hotel, but I guarantee they will definitely satisfy your appetite," promised Cheng Chung-mo (
Cheng, who is also president of the Tainan Citizens' Association in Taipei, gave the remarks while promoting his hometown's delicacies in a press conference introducing, "A Feast of Tainan's Culture, Arts and Cuisines," at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
The gastronomic extravaganza will be served up on Friday and last until Sunday with a second helping of fun the following weekend.
PHOTO: CHEN CHENG-CHANG, TAIPEI TIMES
The event will be open from 9am to 8pm every day. From 6pm to 8pm each evening there will be live saxophone performance at the venue.
"The food served by the big hotels is mostly for the rich, but our Tainan food is for everybody," Cheng said.
The Tainan Yanping Traditional Dainty Snacks Association will be hosting the food fair held on the square at the west side of the memorial hall and 24 famous Tainan cuisines will be available.
These cuisines will include Chou's shrimp roll (
Tainan, boasting a rich tradition of food, is also the city where many traditional snacks originated.
"These snacks are available across the island. However, Tainan is the only place where you can taste the most authentic flavors of these foods," said Hsu Keng-hsiu (
"Through this activity, we bring the best Tainan delicacies to Taipei to share them with the capital," Cheng said.
Meanwhile, about 150 pieces of art works by 118 outstanding Tainan artists were loaned for the event.
These art works, including oil paintings, watercolors, photos, Chinese calligraphy, sculptures and handicrafts, will be exhibited in the memorial hall during the food fair.
Two special paintings made entirely out of butterfly wings will also be in the exhibition. One of them copies Jean-Francois Millet's famous painting The Gleaners.
Hsu noted the exhibition will cover works by oil painting master Kuo Po-chuan (
Those interested in the event may take the MRT blue line and get off at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station.
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