How many food capitals in the world are there in China?

As of February 9, 2022, there are five world capitals of food in China, namely: 1. Chengdu: Chengdu, China, has a highly developed food industry, professional food institutions, a large number of outstanding chefs and traditional cooking skills.

, and promotes and protects traditional food by organizing food festivals, cooking competitions and other activities, and was awarded the title of "City of Gastronomy" by UNESCO, becoming the first city in Asia to receive this honor.

2. Shunde: On December 1, 2014, according to the official website of UNESCO, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province was successfully shortlisted for the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was awarded the title of "City of Gastronomy" in the world. This is the world's first

The six regions approved to be shortlisted for the Creative City Network are also the second Chinese region to win this honor after Chengdu became the world's "Gastronomy Capital" in 2010.

3. Macao: Macao’s food culture has a long history and unique connotations, fully embodying the integration and harmonious development of Chinese and Portuguese cultures.

Macau’s characteristic old shops retain traditional cultural elements, which is something UNESCO attaches great importance to when inspecting the city’s bid to host the city.

4. Yangzhou: On October 31, 2019, UNESCO announced that Yangzhou was selected as the World Capital of Gastronomy. Yangzhou has cooperated with Rome, Italy and Orleans, France to promote the internationalization of Yangzhou cuisine; Huaiyang cuisine frequently appears in major food festivals

Activities: Yangzhou steamed buns are “popular all over the world” and Yangzhou fried rice is “fried all over the world”.

5. Huai'an: On the afternoon of November 8, 2021, the official website of UNESCO announced a new batch of 49 cities to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Huai'an was successfully selected as the "World Capital of Gastronomy", becoming the first city after Chengdu, Shunde and Macao.

After Yangzhou and Yangzhou, it is the fifth city in China to rank among the "World Culinary Capitals".