The first Chaoshan Food Festival opened in Longhu Hotel on September 2th, 1988. The curtain came down at the International Hotel on October 31st. There are 27 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in Chaoshan Food Festival. Shantou International Hotel, Longhu Hotel, Tuodao Hotel, Xinhua Hotel and Tuodao Flavor Restaurant were awarded the title of "Gourmet Home". Among more than 2 varieties of Chaozhou cuisine and snacks selected, 22 were "best varieties" and 36 were "excellent varieties". At the same time, the essay activity of "Eating in Chaoshan" was held, and the winning work was edited into a book "Eating in Chaoshan", which was published by Guangdong Tourism Publishing House in January 199.

The second Chaoshan Food Festival was held from December 2th, 1989 to January 1th, 199. The opening ceremony of the Food Festival was held in Longhu Hotel. There are 1 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in Chaoshan Food Festival. Longhu Hotel, Tuodao Flavor Hall, Jindao Seafood Restaurant and Haishi Restaurant were awarded the title of "Gourmet Home".

The third Chaoshan Food Festival opened in Longhu Hotel on December 14th, 1991 and ended in Jinhaiwan Hotel on January 1th, 1992. There are 15 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in Chaoshan Food Festival. Seven units, including Golden Bay Hotel, Longhu Hotel, China Travel Service Restaurant, Xinhua Hotel, Tuodao Flavor Restaurant, Chaozhou Restaurant and Xinxing Dining Room, won the title of "Food Home". Among the selected Chaozhou dishes, 64 "excellent varieties" were selected. At the same time, the book Authentic Chaozhou Cuisine was compiled and published by Yunnan People's Publishing House, which is the first officially published Chaozhou cuisine menu in our city.

The 4th Chaoshan Food Festival opened in Longhu Hotel on November 11th, 1997 and ended in Golden Bay Hotel on December 2th. There are 27 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in Chaoshan Food Festival. Ten units including Golden Bay Hotel, International Hotel, Longhu Hotel, Seaview Hotel, CITIC Resort Hotel, Huitong Hotel, Donghai Fishing Village Restaurant, Treasure Island Shark's Fin Restaurant, China Travel Service Huaxing Restaurant and Zhenhai Restaurant were awarded the title of "Food Home". Among the 179 selected Chaozhou dishes, 48 were "best varieties", 69 were "excellent varieties", 1 were "top chefs" and 13 were "excellent chefs". At the same time, a photo contest "Eating in Chaoshan" was held.

The 5th Chaoshan Food Festival opened in Emgrand Hotel on October 2th, 1999 and ended in Long Long Food Plaza on November 3rd. There are 18 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in the food festival. During the food festival, Chaoshan flavor street was set up in Emgrand Hotel and Long Long Food Plaza, and nearly 1 kinds of Chaozhou dishes and "Chinese famous snacks" were launched. The Chaoshan Gongfu Tea Seminar and Chaoshan Gongfu Tea Exhibition Competition were held, and Hengshan Mountain Tea House won the third place before the Chaoshan Gongfu Tea Exhibition. Six units, including Dihao Hotel, International Hotel, Longhu Hotel, CITIC Holiday Hotel, Seaview Hotel and Long Long Food Plaza, won the title of "Food Home".

The 6th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Lin Baixin International Convention and Exhibition Center from October 18th to 22nd, 2. There are 23 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in the food festival. During the Food Festival, Chaoshan Food Street was set up in Lin Baixin International Convention and Exhibition Center Square, and more than 3 kinds of Chaozhou cuisine and Chaoshan snacks were introduced. In just five days, * * * more than 3, people entered the market to taste, earning more than 4 million yuan. Ten units, including Emgrand Hotel, won the title of "Gourmet House". 21 "best brands" and 56 "excellent brands" were selected from a variety of Chaozhou dishes.

The 7th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Times Square from October 2th to 28th, 21. There are 24 hotels, guesthouses and restaurants participating in the food festival. During the Food Festival, Chaoshan Food Street was set up in Times Square, and 24 hotels and restaurants set up 35 stalls, offering more than 3 gourmet products. * * * Received more than 11, people to enter the venue for tasting. Travel agencies have launched gourmet travel routes, and organized more than 2 travel teams from Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Meizhou to visit Shantou and taste Chaozhou cuisine. The Food Festival took the form of mass voting, and eight hotels and restaurants, including the Emgrand Hotel, were selected as "gourmet homes" from 59,248 votes. And selected 12 kinds of food, such as "Jianye fragrant fried tin-salt spareribs", as the "most popular award". At the same time, 36 "Participation Awards" of tourists were drawn.

The 8th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Shantou Times Square from December 6 to 15, 22. During the food festival, a food plaza was set up in Times Square. * * * There were 62 stalls in 3 hotels and restaurants, and more than 3 gourmet products were introduced. * * * Received 11, people to enter the venue for tasting. In the form of mass voting and expert evaluation, the Food Festival selected 12 "gourmet houses" such as Longhu Hotel. And 58 "excellent varieties" such as "Titixiang Mo Dou Pill" were selected from 166 Chaozhou dishes.

The 9th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Times Square from October 16th to 26th, 23. * * * There are 22 hotels and restaurants with 4 stalls, offering more than 3 kinds of food, with more than 26, visitors and a turnover of 2.34 million yuan. This food festival also awarded six "gourmet houses" such as Longhu Hotel and four "outstanding units" such as Emgrand Hotel, as well as gold, silver and bronze award units for "Top Ten Tide Cuisine" and "Top Ten Famous Snacks".

The 1th Chaoshan Food Festival started on December 1st, 24 and ended on December 31st, lasting for one month. This year's food festival made a new attempt in the form of holding. Combined with previous years' experience, based on hotels and restaurants, through unified publicity, 45 exhibitors launched their own signature dishes and special dishes during the food festival to entertain guests. At the same time, combined with the local food festival, food plaza activities will be carried out overseas. As an important part of the 1th Chaoshan Food Festival, Shantou Food Culture Festival in Macao was held in the square in front of the Macao Pavilion from December 9 to 12. ***18 companies participated, with 28 booths and 188 varieties, which were warmly welcomed by Macao compatriots and the scene was very hot. This year's food festival named 1 "gourmet homes".

The 11th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Shantou Times Square from November 26th to December 6th, 25. This year's Food Festival is an important part of Shantou Branch of Guangdong International Tourism Culture Festival in 25 (Shantou Tourism Culture Festival). * * * There are 38 star-rated hotels, famous restaurants and traditional famous shops with 58 booths. During the whole food festival, the sales of exhibitors were hot, with nearly 3, visitors and a total turnover of over 2.6 million, which achieved a good harvest of economic and social benefits and became the most popular and beneficial food festival in history. This year's food festival also awarded 1 "gourmet houses" such as Golden Bay Hotel, 15 varieties won the "most popular award" in the food court, Yuemeiwan Restaurant won the "organization award" and Yiwangfu Hotel won the "booth image award".

The 12th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Times Square, Shantou City from November 23rd to December 3rd, 26, lasting eleven days. This Chaoshan Food Festival is one of the theme activities of the 26 Guangdong International Tourism Culture Festival and Pan-Pearl River Delta Tourism Promotion Conference. * * * There are 51 star-rated hotels, famous restaurants and traditional famous shops with 82 booths in the food plaza. The number of visitors and sales of this food festival reached record highs, reaching 32, and 3.8 million yuan respectively. Its success shows the tourist image of Shantou. Chaoshan Food Festival is increasingly becoming a major brand of Shantou tourism culture. The 13th Chaoshan Food Festival opened in Times Square in Shantou City on December 6th, 27, lasting for 1 days. This food festival will highlight three Chaoshan delicacies with the characteristics of "green, environmental protection and nutritious delicacies", focusing on famous Chaoshan snacks such as sweet potato and taro paste, dry fried pulp, people's favorite oyster sauce, beef balls, etc., which have been selected as Chinese famous snacks, top ten Chaozhou dishes and top ten famous snacks in Shantou City, and at the same time, famous foreign foods such as northeast noodles will be launched, so that citizens can taste local delicacies without leaving home. * * * There are 56 catering units with 88 stalls, and more than 3 exquisite foods are concentrated.

The 14th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Times Square, Shantou City from December 3 to 14, 28. There are 61 star-rated hotels, famous restaurants and traditional famous shops, with 15 booths. The number of exhibitors and booths is the highest ever. There are many kinds of food, including Chinese famous snacks, Shantou famous snacks and local special foods, which provide a place for tourists and citizens to taste Chaoshan cuisine. There are nearly 2, seats in the venue, an increase of 4 seats over last year; A professional cleaning company was hired to be responsible for the sanitation of the food court, and the corresponding safety work plan was formulated. Compared with the past, this year's food festival has sufficient security and cleaning staff, good order and perfect management, which has also promoted the civilization of diners, and the food plaza has shown a good phenomenon of prosperity without chaos. In the past few days, in addition to the citizens of this city, tourists from Chaozhou and Jieyang have also become the protagonists of the food festival.

The 15th Chaoshan Food Festival was held from December 3rd to December 13th, 29 in the South Square of Lin Baixin Convention and Exhibition Center. This year's Food Festival is hosted by Shantou Municipal People's Government and undertaken by Shantou Tourism Bureau and Shantou Catering Industry Association. This year's Food Festival received more than 4, tourists, and the business amount was nearly 4 million yuan, achieving a double harvest of economic and social benefits. This year's Food Festival has introduced more than 3 kinds of food, including Chinese famous snacks, top ten Chaozhou dishes and top ten famous snacks, as well as popular foods in previous food festivals, which is a concentrated display of Chaoshan's unique flavor. At the same time, some booths have been set up to promote exotic snacks such as Thailand and South Korea, so that diners can taste local flavors all over the city.

The 16th Chaoshan Food Festival was held in Times Square, Shantou from December 16th to 26th, 21. This Chaoshan Food Festival is one of the theme activities of Shantou Branch of Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival in 21. The number of catering units participating in the Food Festival is the highest ever, with 66 exhibitors and nearly 1 booths in the Food Plaza. In addition to star-rated hotels, well-known restaurants and traditional famous shops, there are also 12 booths in Taiwan Province Food Exhibition Area. In addition, there are well-known restaurants and traditional famous shops such as Yuemeiwan Restaurant, Chengxing Fishing Boat and Laoma Palace Zongqiu, and more than 3 kinds of Chinese famous snacks, traditional Chaozhou cuisine, Japanese, Thai and Korean cuisine have been introduced. Diners can taste all the local flavors without leaving the market.

The 17th Chaoshan Food Festival was held from October 21st, 211 to October 27th, 211 in Chaoshan Food City, Jinfeng New Town. On the basis of inheriting the operation experience of previous food festivals, this year will bring forth the old and bring forth the new: in addition to focusing on the characteristics and essence of Chaoshan cuisine such as Chaoshan time-honored brands, Chaoshan specialty snacks and Chaoshan famous dishes, it will also attract foreign catering brands to participate in the exhibition, bringing a rich food feast to citizens and tourists; This year's Food Festival will also make full use of the advantages of the new venue, and hold two special activities every day, such as cooking performances of different styles, Chaoshan sketches and Chaozhou opera performances, interpretation of ancient temple fairs, doll performances, magic performances, etc., which will organically integrate Chaoshan culture, marine culture and local characteristics, create a pleasant atmosphere of "delicious fun" and form a new cultural feature of this year's Food Festival.

On November 17th, 212, the 14th China (Shantou) International Food Fair and Chaoshan Food Culture Festival kicked off. This year's Shantou Food Expo attracted famous brand food industry delegations from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, 13 cities in Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, and relevant agencies of the Thai government also held a Thai commodity (Shantou) fair during the Shantou Food Expo. Although the autumn rain fluttered in Shantou on the 17th, it still did not detract from the public's interest in "scouring for food", and the food festival attracted a large number of citizens just after its opening.