By MOOK Travel Life Network, Chen Guanxin, compiled and reported
The annual Taiwan Gourmet Food Exhibition, which draws crowds scrambling for meal vouchers, will open tomorrow in Hall A of Taipei World Trade Center I. This year’s event includes special exhibitions such as the “One Prefecture, Two Towns, Three Boroughs” food culture showcase, a healthy eating concept exhibition, and cross-strait gourmet exchange culinary stunt performances. Among these, the culinary stunts will feature the extraordinary skill of stretching noodles thin enough to thread through a sewing needle eye. The domestically renowned “Taiwan version of Iron Chef” cooking competition will also run for four days starting tomorrow, with the top two winning teams qualifying as seed teams for the 2013 World Culinary Invitation Tournament. Additionally, much-anticipated hotel discounts will be offered on-site by participating businesses, with deals as deep as 73% off. General admission to the food exhibition is NT$250, while discounted tickets are NT$150.
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This year’s food exhibition begins tomorrow morning, with the four-day event expected to attract large crowds. (Image provided by the Taiwan Gourmet Food Exhibition Organizing Committee)
The 2012 Taiwan Gourmet Food Exhibition runs daily from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM until August 20. This year’s “One Prefecture, Two Towns, Three Boroughs” food culture exhibition recreates the culinary landscape of Taiwan’s three historic cities over 300 years, showcasing Wanhua’s restaurant cuisine, Tainan’s traditional street snacks, and Lukang’s local pastries. It also features the “Feast of the Gods—Banquet for the King” for the first time, displaying 12 banquet dishes along with fruit and tin carvings, offering a glimpse into the grandeur of this ceremonial feast.
The cross-strait culinary stunt performances will feature three master chefs from Sichuan, Shanxi, and Anhui in China, performing dazzling culinary feats across eight shows daily for four days, totaling 32 performances. Skills on display include hand-pulled golden noodles thin enough to thread 45 strands through a single sewing needle eye, and slicing meat on balloons as thin as cicada wings. The “hand-pulled golden noodles” will even be available for sampling—a rare opportunity.
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This exhibition will showcase the top-tier culinary competition known as the “Taiwan version of Iron Chef.” (Image provided by the Taiwan Gourmet Food Exhibition Organizing Committee)
Additionally, in the “LIYAL East Coast Flavors Exhibition,” three major culinary zones will be featured: the Seafood Delights area—“Straight from the Ocean, Taste the Freshness,” the Indigenous Cuisine area—“Celebrating Nature, Songs from the Tribal Kitchen,” and the Hot Spring Cuisine area—“A Delicious Time, Double Enjoyment of Hot Springs and Snorkeling.” A total of 24 tasting events are planned over four days, including mountain-and-sea flavored dried bonito sweet potato crisps, traditional dragon-phoenix tuna rolls, chewy jellyfish omelets, hot spring kimchi, and Black Tide noodles—rare hidden-gem delicacies not often encountered.
As for the highly anticipated hotel and restaurant discounts, 14 participating businesses including the Grand Hotel Taipei, The Landis Taipei, and The Grand Formosa Regent Taipei will offer package vouchers, service fee waivers, and promotions on set menus and wedding banquets, with discounts as steep as 73%. Event website: www.tcff.com.tw.
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Exhibitors |
Event Dates |
Four-Day Exhibition Discount Events |
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Grand Hotel Taipei |
2012 8/17 │ 2013 2/28 |
1. First 100 visitors each day can purchase a limited-time deal: show your admission ticket stub to buy a NT$1,100 (original price NT$1,958) lunch or dinner voucher for two at Taipei Songhe Hall, approximately 56% off. 2. Launch of “Combined Meal Vouchers”: for NT$1,390, choose any three afternoon teas at Songhe Hall on weekdays or two lunch/dinner meals, or select any three “Grand Banquet” set meals at Yuanyuan Restaurant regardless of weekday or weekend. |
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The Landis Taipei |
2012 8/17 │ 2013 6/30 |
1. Tianxianglou Tianxiang Delicacy Set Menu Voucher: Use the voucher to get two set meals per person at NT$1,600 + 10%, priced at NT$2,400, approximately 68% off. 2. Tianxianglou Hangzhou Delicacy Lunch Set Menu Voucher for Two: Use the voucher to get two set meals per person at NT$1,280 + 10%, priced at NT$1,760, approximately 62% off. 3. Basserie French Evening Set Menu Voucher for Two: Use the voucher to get two set meals per person at NT$980 + 10%, priced at NT$1,600, approximately 74% off. 4. Paris Hall 1930 Double Evening Set Menu Voucher (2 vouchers): Priced at NT$9,200, use the voucher to upgrade to a NT$5,400 + 10% double evening set menu during the promotional period (2012/11/1–2013/06/30). 5. Story Tea House European-style Afternoon Tea Voucher for Two (3 vouchers): Priced at NT$1,800, use the voucher to get one set at NT$720 + 10%. 6. The Landis Basserie French Evening Set Menu Voucher (2 vouchers): Priced at NT$3,000, use the voucher to get two original-price NT$880 + 10% French evening set meals. |
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The Grand Formosa Regent Taipei |
2012 8/17 │ 2013 2/17 |
1. Gourmet Set Menu Voucher: For four restaurants—Jiangnan Chun, Pearl Court, Penglai, and Haishan Hall—two original-price NT$3,400 + 10% set meals for NT$1,988 (including service charge), choose one of the four gourmet restaurants, an ultra-low discount of 53%. Promotion period: August 17, 2012 to October 17, 2012. 2. Combined Buffet Voucher: NT$1,399 combined buffet voucher, choose one of five options—Louvre Museum (weekday dinner Monday–Thursday), Rainbow Seat (weekday lunch Monday–Friday), Lixiangyuan lunch/evening set meals, Theater Pavilion (weekday dinner Monday–Friday), or Philosophical Pavilion (weekend brunch Saturday–Sunday), approximately 68% off or more. |
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The Ambassador Grand Hotel |
2012 8/17 │ 2013 8/31 |
1. Limited-time offer ~ Ming Yuan Western Restaurant Buffet Afternoon Tea Voucher (set of 10), original price NT$6,050, discounted price NT$4,400, approx. 27% off. 2. Limited-time offer ~ Ming Yuan Western Restaurant Buffet Dinner Voucher (set of 5), original price NT$4,950, discounted price NT$4,145, approx. 17% off. 3. Amie Café Value Set Voucher (set of 10), original price NT$5,720, discounted price NT$4,000, approx. 30% off. 4. Amie Café State Banquet Steak Couple’s Set Voucher (choose between Premium Ribeye Steak Set, State Banquet Short Rib Set, or Sea & Land Combo Set), original price NT$2,200, discounted price NT$1,399, approx. 36% off. 5. Cantonese Cuisine Hall – Gourmet Feast Eight Treasures Prosperity Cantonese Banquet Voucher (8-person set), special price NT$10,000 + 10%, original price NT$13,200, approx. 25% off. 6. Sichuan Cuisine Hall – Gourmet Feast Set Voucher, original price NT$1,760, discounted price NT$1,200, approx. 32% off. 7. Sichuan Cuisine Hall – Peking Duck Two-Way Voucher, original price NT$2,200, discounted price NT$1,600, approx. 27% off. |
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Taipei Regent Hotel |
2012 8/17 │ 2012 9/17 |
1. Park Lane Hall Weekday Buffet Voucher (for 4–6 persons), original price NT$4,180, special price NT$2,699, approx. 36% off. 2. Sanfan Honke 2-Person Coupon, original price NT$1,518, special price NT$999, approx. 34% off. |
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Grand Hi Lai Hotels Group |
2012 8/17 │ 2012 9/17 |
Grand Hi Lai Hsinchu "VIP Couple’s Delight Dining Voucher" valued at NT$1,300, featuring carefully selected gourmet meals at a great value. |
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Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei |
2012 8/17 │ 2012 9/17 |
1. Shang Palace Luxury Abalone & Foie Gras Couple’s Set, original price NT$6,000, special price NT$1,598, approx. 74% off. 2. Marco Polo Lounge launches Four-Person Unlimited Drink Voucher, special price NT$1,520. |
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Shangri-La’s Dongsha River Resort Hotel |
2012 8/17 │ 2012 9/17 |
Wedding Banquet Package includes eight courses, only NT$9,999 per table for ten people, no additional 10% service charge; Church Wedding Package NT$39,999. |
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Hai Pa Wang Restaurant |
2012 8/17
│ 9/17 |
1. Dominate the Flavor – Nostalgic Cuisine Table Set, original price NT$3,500 + 10% (for 10 persons/table), discounted price NT$2,999 including service charge, approx. 17% off. 2. Spend NT$5,000 and get NT$1,500 worth of nostalgic cuisine. |
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Dining Paris Grand Hotel |
2012 8/17
│ 9/17 |
[Dinner] Weekday NT$730/person; Holiday NT$780/person [Lunch] Weekday NT$650/person; Holiday NT$780/person [Afternoon Tea] (Taipei: weekday/holiday, Kaohsiung: Sat/Sun) limited to NT$550/person |
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Qing Qing Gourmet Garden Club |
2012 8/17
│ 9/17 |
Zhishan Waterfront Taiwanese Home-style Cuisine Menu (no fixed menu), each set includes beverages and 12 dishes, by reservation only, starting from NT$1,000 + 10%. |
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NewShang Hospitality Group |
2012 8/17
│ 9/17 |
1. NewShang / Malay Luxury Table Set, special price NT$6,888, original price NT$10,888 + 10% 2. Newly listed Malaysian value set meal, special price NT$3,858, original price NT$6,000 +10% 3. Newly listed wellness set meal, special price NT$499, original price NT$998 +10%. 4. Tamaho Imperial Kaiseki (Hachiōji), special price NT$780, original price NT$1,188 +10%. 5. Hachiōji Imperial Kaiseki, special price NT$1,880, original price NT$2,580 +10%. |
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Taipei Taoyuan Classic Hotel |
2012 8/17
│ 9/17 |
1. Shark fin and abalone health set meal, special price NT$599 (includes 10% service charge), original price NT$888, approximately 6.8 discount. 2. Snow frog and abalone health set meal, special price NT$399 (includes 10% service charge), original price NT$638, approximately 6.3 discount. |
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Dianhua Happiness Institution |
2012 8/17 │ 2012 9/17 |
1. Snow frog and abalone set meal or Western-style French spring chicken set meal, special price NT$399 (original price NT$620 +10%). 2. Shark fin and abalone set meal or Western-style cheese lobster set meal, special price NT$599 (original price NT$880 +10%). |
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