2026 ✨ “Heritage meets Innovation: Zero‑Carbon Cooking” 🍳⚡
Event Overview
As cooking technology continues to advance, appliances have evolved from traditional kerosene and gas stoves to today’s high‑efficiency induction hobs and various electric cooking devices. These modern electric cooking methods are energy‑saving, low‑carbon, convenient, and safe.
To celebrate CLP’s 125th anniversary 🎉, we are launching the “Heritage meets Innovation: Zero‑Carbon Cooking” Competition. We invite cooking enthusiasts to prepare their signature traditional dishes using all‑electric cooking methods, showcasing the spirit of heritage × innovation, while encouraging the community to embrace a low‑carbon lifestyle 🌱.
1️⃣ Preliminary Round (Online Submission)
📌 Registration Period: 17 March to 3 May 2026
👥 Eligibility: Teams of 1–3 persons; participants under 15 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
📝 How to Apply: Click Here to apply (This form is available in Chinese only)
📸 Submission: Prepare one traditional dish using electric cooking appliances (ingredient cost must not exceed HK$200), and submit it via a video link or photos.
📌 Announcement of Shortlisted Teams: During the week of 18 May 2026 (shortlisted teams will be notified individually by email)
2️⃣ Final Round (Live Cook off)
📌 Date: 20 June 2026 (morning)
📍 Venue: Zero Carbon Park
👥 Eligibility: The top 5 highest‑scoring teams from the preliminary round will be invited to join the Zero‑Carbon Cooking Competition - Final Round and will receive awards during the event
📌 Event Details: Finalists must use ingredients and electric cooking equipment provided by the organiser to complete the designated traditional dish within the given time.
📅 Key Dates
📌 Preliminary Submission Period: 17 March – 3 May 2026
📌 Announcement of the top 5 highest‑scoring teams : During the week of 18 May 2026
📌 Zero Carbon Cooking Competition - Final Round: 20 June 2026 (morning)
🧪 Judging Criteria
🥣Taste, Aroma & Presentation — 50%
🔪 Culinary Skills & Effective Use of Electric Appliances — 30%
🎯 Relevance to Theme — 10%
🥦 Use of Low‑Carbon Ingredients — 10%
🏆 Awards*
- The first 100 successfully registered teams will receive a CLP Nano bricks - Clock Tower and the respective prize collection details will be provided by email.
- The top 25 highest-scoring teams will each receive a Coffee Maker and the respective prize collection details will be provided by email.
- The top 5 highest-scoring teams in the preliminary round will be invited to attend the Zero Carbon Cooking Competition - Final Round on 20 June and compete for a CLP DOMEO (a redemption and online shopping platform) e‑voucher worth up to HK$8,000.
Final Round Prizes:
🥇 Champion (1 Winner): DOMEO e-voucher valued at HK$8,000
🥈 Runner-up (1 Winner): DOMEO e-voucher valued at HK$5,000
🥉 2nd Runner-up (1 Winner): DOMEO e-voucher valued at HK$3,000
✨ Merit Awards (2 Winners): DOMEO e-voucher valued at HK$2,000
*Shortlisted groups will receive email notification with details of the final round during the week of 18 May; unsuccessful applicants will not be notified individually.
🥢 Traditional Dishes (for reference)
八寶鴨、琵琶豆腐、東江鹽焗雞、客家盆菜、豬腳薑醋、豉汁蟠龍鱔、生炒糯米飯
竹報平安、杏甫酥鴨、葵花大鴨、神仙雞、太爺雞、白髮齊眉、滿堂貴子、比雁雙飛、雁搭題名、福如東海、壽比南山、粉蝶盤龍、粉蝶藏龍、蝶舞龍飛、粉蝶尋梅、錦繡珠璣、柴把魚捲、珠聯壁合、玉葵寶扇、鳳乳琼花、錦繡繡球、三聘孔明、衣錦紅袍、田園千陌、龍吐金錢、夜吐明珠、龍肝鳳瑞、鴻圖雪菊、珊瑚碧綠、金玉滿堂、錦鹵石班。(源自：《趙藻華廣州食譜》）
For the terms and conditions of this event, please refer to the Chinese version
