Chinese culinary contest wows Egyptian enthusiasts

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Chinese culinary contest wows Egyptian enthusiasts

STORY: Chinese culinary contest wows Egyptian enthusiasts SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese dishes 2. various of the awarding ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG GUOHUA, Chef of the China Cultural Center, Judge of the contest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YASMIN FESHAWY, Visitor STORYLINE: In the festive air of the Chinese Spring Festival, an annual Chinese Cuisine Culinary Competition has concluded in Cairo. The final race of this year's contest, themed "Chinese Taste Night," was held Saturday night in a hotel with 18 Chinese food lovers and professional chefs from across Egypt cooking two dishes on site for judges to score on skills and tastes. One of the two dishes is designated as Hot Spicy Boiled Beef (Shui Zhu Niu Rou), a classic dish from Sichuan cuisine. In the final, a first-prize winner, three second-prize winners, and six third prizes were selected. The race was organized by the Chinese Cultur

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