New rail-sea route gets Sichuan specialty foods to Africa fresher and faster

A newly established multimodal transport corridor provides a cost-efficient logistics solution for Sichuan province's specialty foods, including hot pot bases, compound seasoning for mapo tofu, and Sichuan-flavored casual snacks, to enter the African market.

Sichuan in Southwest China is renowned for its spicy hot pot, flavorful cuisine, and diverse street snacks. Classic dishes from Sichuan cuisine — one of China's eight major culinary styles — such as kung pao chicken and mapo tofu, have gained global popularity.

Along the corridor, a freight train loaded with products from the province's well-known food enterprises is currently en route to the Port of Barcelona in Spain from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, said Su Chang, general manager of the Sichuan SRL Supply Chain Management.