The EU F&B Technical Tasting in Chongqing offered food industry professionals an opportunity to experience for themselves the colourful diversity and wonderful taste of European foods and beverages.
The EU’s ‘Colours by Europe’ campaign, which promotes the EU's diverse range of safe, high-quality agricultural products in mainland China, held the ‘EU F&B Technical Tasting in Chongqing: Unlocking new trade opportunities’.
Attended by food industry professionals, media and local food and beverage opinion leaders, the event was a gastronomic journey that showcased a wide range of foods and beverage products from EU countries including European meat, cheese, olive oil, table olives, wine, beer and spirits.
- food industry
- Wednesday 28 April 2021, 09:00 (CEST)
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Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 28 April 2021, 09:00 (CEST)
- Languages
- Chinese, English
Description
The EU F&B Technical Tasting in Chongqing included a cooking demonstration led by Mr Kevin Tang, Executive Chef at Crowne Plaza Chongqing, that showcased how consumers can cook Irish beef and Dutch veal in a simple and delicious style.
The event also included three rounds of European beer and food tasting guided by Shanghai-based beer expert Yue Li, a Certified Beer Server Level 1.
Guests sampled beers from Denmark, Austria, Germany, Czechia, Belgium and Lithuania paired with Jamón Ibérico from Spain, cheeses from Italy, Greece, Ireland, Germany, Denmark and France, as well as olives from Greece, Italy and Spain.
The characteristics of the various products, including their organoleptic characteristics, production methods, origin and geographical indications, were highlighted for the participants.