Pumpkin reveals Tsai, Eric Chu, and James Soong in one dish: 10 countries’ chefs compete for “Vegetarian Chef King” title

▲Vegetarian chefs Chen Zhiwei (left), Hong Yinlong, and Du Yousong created a pumpkin hotpot featuring the carved faces of Taiwan's three

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The faces of three presidential candidates actually appeared on pumpkins? The 9th Taipei International “Bodhi Golden Chef Award” and Taiwan Vegetarian Festival featured Taiwan

The 9th Taipei International “Bodhi Golden Chef Award” and Taiwan Vegetarian Food Festival will be held for three consecutive days starting on the 30th at the Long Corridor Plaza of Taipei Expo Park. Competitors from 10 countries, 28 contestants, will compete for the title of vegetarian cuisine king using “all-natural” seasonings and high-fiber fruits and vegetables.Coinciding with Halloween eve, the event also featured fruit carving masters Lin Shunfeng and Yang Mingcai, who spent a week using nearly 20 pumpkins to carve portraits reminiscent of the faces of Taiwan's future

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%Hong Yinlong, the chef who designed the “Medicinal Herbal Hot Pot,” said that since Tsai Ing-wen’s zodiac sign is the Monkey, he used non-GMO monkey head mushroom balls and lucky radishes. He also added ingredients like Brazilian mushrooms, cordyceps flowers, red dates, and goji berries for a medicinal touch, hoping to bring a health boost and good

▲“Vegetarian Ginger Tofu Pot” (Photo / Provided by Golden Chef Awards)

Chef Chen Zhiwei, who designed the "Vegetarian Ginger Mother Bamboo Round Hot Pot," explained that vegetarian bamboo rounds sound like the name of Taiwan politician Eric Chu. The dish also includes vegetarian pork (Zhu) blood cake and water bamboo shoots, which are in season in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City. It is served with broth made from old ginger mother, expressing the hope that Taiwan’s economy will recover and everyone’s income will rise steadily.

▲ "Vegetarian Borscht Hotpot" (Photo / Provided by Golden Chef Awards)

Chef Du Yusong, who designed the "Vegetarian Borscht Pot," said that President Soong Chu-yu used an orange-red borscht, adding carved taro and sweet potatoes shaped like Taiwan to represent the president's ongoing efforts toward ethnic harmony. The soup, made with a large amount of tomato puree and carrots,

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