Chinese Chorizo Festival
The celebration of the lost historic Tucson food: the Chinese chorizo returns this October for the Chinese Chorizo Project’s second annual Chinese Chorizo Festival. The month-long festival uplifts the story of some 100+ Chinese grocery stores and the chorizo that was born out of Mexican and Chinese immigrant solidarity in Arizona during the early 1900-1970s. The Festival promotes intersectional solidarity, community collaboration, historic preservation, cultural and artistic enrichment.
More than 35 participating restaurants and food vendors across Tucson and Phoenix will be invigorated by featuring a dish incorporating donated Chinese chorizo. All vendors will keep all proceeds resulting from the festival and will be promoted on various social public forums, which will be supported by CCP’s strategic partner Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce and promotional partner Tucson Foodie.
Since the festival has nearly doubled in size, approximately 1200 total pounds of chorizo will be donated to this year's participating restaurants and vendors. Up to 30 pounds of Chinese chorizo: 15 pounds of vegan mushroom-based and 15 pounds of pork-based will be distributed to each participant who will create a dish featuring the Chinese chorizo for an allotted weekend throughout October, Friday through Sunday, or until sold out. The expansion of the festival will add a dynamic cultural experience for attendees in addition to the participating brick and mortar restaurants.
In Phoenix, the festival will be represented by prestigious restaurants like James Beard Awarded restaurants Valentine, Disco Dragon, and Chilte, recently named one of the best restaurants in America by Bon Apetit. The estimated 15k attendees of the Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce Night Market will be able to enjoy Chinese chorizo renditions at Arizona’s largest Asian night market at Desert Diamond Casino West Valley at Chinoz Grill, Bonzai Boyz, and Hot Bamboo.
For more information on the Project and the Festival head to: www.chinesechorizoproject.com
OCTOBER 20-22:
Chilte
Disco Dragon / FYPM
Fatboy Sandos
Valentine
OCTOBER 20 - 21:
AZ Asian Chamber of Commerce Night Market @ Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, 5pm-11pm, with Chinoz Grill, Bonzai Boyz, and Hot Bamboo
Date: October 20-22, 2023 8:00 AM-11:00 PM
Location: Various locations in Phoenix | 153 E 32ND ST, Phoenix, AZ 10016 | 6462342859
Admission:
Event is open to the public at participating restaurants. The AZ Asian Chamber Night Market is a ticketed event: https://www.facebook.com/events/837126731267143/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A255353710711289%7D%7D]%22%7D
Event website: chinesechorizoproject.com
