Nearly 600 varieties of hot dishes and local snacks were brought by 58 competitors from across the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region ... use boji as a food container to serve delicacies.

But concerns about food safety in the aftermath of the nuclear accident have hampered recovery of regions like Tohoku — a prime producer of seafood, delicacies like miso paste, and sake.

While some will be dormant until spring, others move inside to continue offering produce, prepared foods, drinks, snacks, baked goods, cheeses, meats and more around the Capital Region.

The culinary celebration, now in its fourth year, drew a sold-out crowd of gourmands to Grand Prospect Hall on Prospect Avenue to sample local delicacies from the Fifth Avenue region of the ...