The 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off on Nov. 4 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China’s Shanghai. Let’s take a look at some of the exciting exhibits that are featured at this year’s expo.

Food and agricultural products exhibition area

The Food and Agricultural Products exhibition area of the 3rd CIIE will feature over 1,000 enterprises from nearly 100 countries. Exhibits showcased at the area cover six major categories including vegetables, fruit and agricultural products, beverage and alcohol, meat, aquatic products and frozen food, snack food, sweets, and condiments.

1. “Green" meat – plant-based meat

Plant-based meat products will also be exhibited at the 3rd CIIE. Made from plants such as peas and soybeans, these plant-based meat products not only taste and look just like meat, but also have the same nutritional value.

2. Spicy noodles – Samyang Fire Hot Spicy Chicken Flavor Ramen

Hot chicken flavor instant ramen noodles produced by South Korean food manufacturer Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. will be showcased at the 3rd CIIE. This type of ramen is well-known for its unique peppery taste. The noodles are hot, smooth, chewy, appetizing, and most importantly, delicious.

3. High-end coffees – Timor-Leste’s civet coffee

Timor-Leste doesn’t export many products, but one of its most important is coffee, especially civet coffee. This unique Timor-Leste product has high concentration and a very particular flavor, along with a subtle fragrance of mint.

4. Fresh avocados – Hass avocados from the Philippines

The export of Hass avocados from the Philippines to China represented another successful example of bilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the two countries’ agricultural sectors. Besides their great taste, importing Hass avocados from the Philippines have several advantages, including the short distance, low costs, short transport time, and freshness.

Source：huanqiu