National Games Showcases Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Cuisine

Authentic dishes from Guangdong province are provided at the main press center for hundreds of journalists from domestic and international media outlets covering the ongoing 15th National Games.
For athletes, the ongoing 15th National Games is a major domestic sporting event and a stage to compete for gold medals. For thousands of spectators, the event is also an opportunity to taste cuisine from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

At the Games main press center in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, organizers have prepared specialty dishes from cities across the province, such as shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, braised goose and beef balls.

Starting from Nov 9, all 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong began taking turns hosting food-themed days at the main press center’s restaurant, presenting a total of 168 regional specialty dishes.

During Wednesday’s Shantou-themed day, dishes such as braised goose, beef balls and rice noodles were served, impressing domestic and international journalists with its myriad ways of preparing rice noodles.

The Games, jointly hosted for the first time by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, have attracted more than 3,200 registered journalists from domestic and international media outlets.