US eyes millions of ‘food tourists’ from Asia

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Known for his love of fine but healthy food, President Barack Obama is deploying chefs—including his own—to Asia in hopes of bringing food tourists to the United States.

The five chefs will take part in Independence Day celebrations on July 4 in a bid to promote both US agriculture produce and regional cuisine, a stretch from the diet of hamburgers and pizza that much of the world associates with the United States.