Braised pork rice lunch boxes sold at Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan, April 12.(Photo/CNA)

Two Taiwanese food specialties endorsed by baseball pitcher Kuo Chun-lin have been selling like hot cakes at a "Taiwan Day" event that is being held over the weekend in Japan.

Kuo, a Taiwanese who made his debut in Japan's professional baseball league last month as a member of the Saitama Seibu Lions, has endorsed Taiwan's braised pork rice and yogurt green tea, which are being sold at his team's home stadium Seibu Prince Dome.

"Braised pork rice is my favorite and a delicacy for the average Taiwanese. Please have it with the yogurt green tea I recommend to get a taste of Taiwan's culture," the 23-year-old rookie said in a post on the Lions' official website, accompanied by pictures of the specialties.

The braised pork rice lunch boxes are being sold at 850 Japanese yen (US$6.66) each, while a cup of yogurt green tea costs 300 Japanese yen (US$2.5) at the two-day event that is also sponsored by Taiwan's Tourism Bureau.

"What a pity!" fans cried, when they realized that the approximately 500 lunch boxes supplied Saturday had sold out in just a few minutes.

Toru Ichikawa, sales manager for the Seibu Lions, said he was taken by surprise at the quick sales and will prepare more lunch boxes on Sunday.

The Seibu Lions beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 2-1 in Saturday's game.

Kuo made a strong impression last year as an amateur, with an impressive outing against South Korea in the gold medal game at the Asian Games and seven shutout innings against Japan in the final of the 21U Baseball World Cup in November, which Taiwan won 9-0..

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