Dishing up special fare in Suzhou

Rou Jia Mo, a Chinese street food dubbed "the world's first hamburger", has turned out to be the favorite dish of Chinese ping-pong players at the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou.

Chefs in Suzhou, the home of Su cuisine, which is one of China's famous four major cuisines, provide the players with more than 14 dishes at every mealtime. However, the competitors prefer the snack from Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Originating from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), Rou Jia Mo, which translates as "meat placed between bun", consists of minced meat inside a bun.