More than 10 tons of vegetables and ingredients suitable to make popular Cantonese dishes departed from Zhanjiang to Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, on Feb 16, and will be supplied to the first batch of Zhanjiang medical workers that are in Hubei province to contribute to the epidemic prevention and control efforts.

The food supplies donated to Zhanjiang medical workers in Hubei province are loaded onto the truck to go to Wuhan. [Photo by Liu Jicheng/gdzjdaily.com.cn]

The donation was jointly initiated by the Zhanjiang human resources and social security bureau, the Zhanjiang agriculture and rural affairs bureau, the Suixi human resources and social security bureau, the Suixi agricultural and rural affairs bureau, as well as the CPC Zhanjiang Municipal Committee and the CPC Suixi County Committee.

A batch of Cantonese ingredients with Zhanjiang flavors that can be quickly replenished and eaten after heating were packed and sent to the medical team. A total of more than 10 tons of ingredients, such as chicken, shrimp, fruit and vegetables, sea-cooked rice, radish, as well as dried shrimp, were donated, worth a total value of 130,000 yuan ($18,591.08).

In recent years, Zhanjiang has vigorously promoted its Cantonese cuisine chef training project, and has cultivated a large number of Cantonese cuisine chef talents for various catering enterprises in the city. Catering companies participating in the donation were mainly Cantonese catering enterprises.