Liu Zilin, Party chief of Liuzhou Vocational and Technical College, said the luosifen school is the first of its type in the country and will begin accepting students in September. School subjects will also include food quality control and restaurant management, Liu said.

Ni Yaoyang, director of the Liuzhou Luosi Rice Noodle Industry Association, said Liuzhou's luosifen sales reached 13.5 billion yuan last year. "But the city still lacks skilled people to further boost development of the luosifen industry, especially when the dish is poised to become very popular at home and abroad," he said.