Food Capital

22 Sep 2010 - The Chinese city of Guangzhou is gearing up for the organization of the East Asia Games later this year. Athletes and officials will be in for a treat, Guangzhou has recently been named the mainland's "fine food capital", with he average resident spending RMB 6,000 a year on eating out, the Yangcheng Evening News reports. A panel of experts from the China Cuisine Association and the Wold Association of Chinese Cuisine , who chose Guangzhou, said the residents themselves were the real experts on fine dining. Guangzhou has more than 40,000 restaurants, and last year the city's food and beverage industry make 61 billion RMB, about a quarter of the sector's earnings in Guangdong province. Hopefully the East Asia Games will be a success, but some spectators may flog to the city for the food and not to watch the sports.