Tianjin to teach secrets of delicacy

An association that aims to protect Tianjin's unique jianbing guozi - a snack consisting of deep-fried dough sticks rolled in a thin pancake - said it plans to start teaching foreign food fans how to make it.

The training course for overseas students will open in the city this year, according to Song Guanming, chairman of the Chinese Savory Crepe Association, which was launched in March.

He said the move is the result of international demand to learn more about the snack - which local historians say dates back about 600 years - and comes just a month after the association introduced standards for creating "genuine jianbing guozi".