[press release 20190726] School lunches that protect children pass on the delicious taste of their hometown-from the second Taiwan School lunch Competition in 2019 to 31 July.

After the first national school lunch competition held by the sharing Food and Education Association in 2018, which received enthusiastic responses from dieticians and chefs from all over the country, this year, school lunch practitioners in 22 counties and cities were once again invited to compete for the title of "the strongest school lunch in the country". The requisition date is until July 31, and the finals will be held on October 19 and 20. The winning team will receive a prize of 100,000 yuan and go to Tokyo to watch the 14th "Japan National School-eating Garden" competition. In addition, the finalists of the school lunch caterer will have the opportunity to work with the whole family convenience store to launch commercial lunch boxes.

Huang Jialin, secretary general of the Great Food and Education Association, said that school lunches are not only a source of nutrition and vitality for school children, but also an important key to inheriting the taste of their hometown, all of which must be thanks to the efforts of dieticians and cooks in front-line schools. The Association adheres to the concept of caring for the national school lunch issue, highlights the importance of the school lunch profession and the great differences in urban and rural resources through the national competition, and uses the strength of the people to make parents and the public better understand the core values of school lunch and food education. the positive force of cumulative change bit by bit.

The theme of this competition is "delicious hometown". Contestants are expected to think in the process of designing the menu: "what is the taste of our hometown?" How in the daily lunch supply, not only take into account the nutrition and delicacy, but also be able to integrate local ingredients and customs, is the focus of the decisive victory. Last year, dietitians brought out Ilan West stewed pork, Lugang Shrimp Monkey Sauce, Tainan milkfish and Kaohsiung water lotus, bringing home characteristic ingredients onto the national competition stage and won praise from the judges.

The schedule of the Taiwan School lunch Competition includes two items: "food education teaching" and "cooking practice". On the first day of food education teaching, participants must explain the characteristics of the ingredients and the concept of diet education in the competition within 5 minutes. In the cooking competition on the second day, each team should complete six school lunches in 90 minutes, including washing, cutting, cooking and preparing the table cleaning homework. The competition brochure and application form can be found on the website of the Great Food and Education Association: https://www.foodiedu.org/project/47

[press contact]

Zeng Ni (Project Manager of Dahang Food and Education Association) 02-66365870 / tsengnii@gmail.com

Huang Jialin (Secretary-General of Dahang Food and Education Association) 0978-207831 / chialinricci@gmail.com

The official website of the Great Food and Education Association: https://www.foodiedu.org

Taiwan school lunch contest fan page: https://www.facebook.com/TAIWANSLC

Results of the first Taiwan School lunch Competition in 2018: https://www.foodiedu.org/project/12

Photo: Xiufeng Primary School in New Taipei won the championship of the first Taiwan School lunch Competition and won a prize of 100000 yuan.