Local cuisine can contribute to a tourist destination not only as tourism attraction but also as branding identity for inspiring the regional economic development. Since the unique cuisine possesses a significant role in all tourism types, many countries nowadays are striving for advancing the global competitiveness of their own tourism destinations with distinctive cuisine promotions. The Gourmet Taiwan International Action Program (GTIAP) has launched to internationalize Taiwanese cuisine. This paper attempts to conduct literature review and discuss possible solutions for actions related with the GTIAP. It also proposes an evaluation framework of Kansei cuisine restaurants based on the viewpoint of Kansei Engineering in order to help Taiwanese restaurants advance their international competitiveness.