Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/23
By: Elaine Hou

Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) The winners of this year’s Tang Prize will have an opportunity to sample Taiwanese cuisine at a dinner that will be held in their honor when they visit Taiwan in September for the award ceremony and other events, the organizers said Tuesday.

The dishes served at the banquet will feature meats and other products from Taiwan’s 17 cities and counties, offering “a taste of Taiwan,” said Chern Jenn-chuan (陳振川), CEO of the foundation, at a news conference.

In addition, there will be live entertainment at the banquet at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, headlined by the world-renowned U-Theatre drummers of Taiwan, Chern said.

The banquet will begin with Aiyu jelly, yam and taro balls, sakura shrimp, cuttlefish sausage and roasted mullet roe as starters, the foundation said.

The other courses will include chicken soup, deep-fried shrimp with salted duck eggs, steamed giant grouper, and mutton stew with fish noodles, it added     [FULL  STORY]