Nhan Dan Online – More than 100 booths, which are going to introduce the best flavours and tastes of the southern region, are now being installed at a food festival that opened at Dam Sen park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.
Nhan Dan Online - A broad variety of European dishes will be available for Hanoians to taste at the European Food Festival, which is going to be held at the National Library, No. 31 Trang Thi Street in Hanoi on May 18.
The first thing tourists experience when they arrive in a country is the food. They can learn a lot from what they eat. It can explain the cultural values of a nation.
Nhan Dan Online - Despite being made of the same ingredients, Chung cakes (a traditional and indispensable dish of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) festival) appear and taste different from region to region, which is due to the distinctions in each locality's making and cooking processes.
The second southern folk cake festival will open on February 2 at the Hoa Su Restaurant in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, providing a cultural and gastronomic feast to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year).
As many as 30 special dishes and drinks from 20 European businesses and trade offices in Vietnam were featured at the 6th European culinary festival in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8.
Nhan Dan – A Canadian Food Festival will be held in Hanoi for the entire month of July to celebrate Canada Day, announced the embassy of Canada on June 28.
The 37th International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2012) was opened at Makuhari Messe exhibition centre in Japan’s eastern province of Chiba on March 6.
Tourists are not only attracted by famous landscapes, beauty spots or shopping centres but also by regional specialties and street food has long played an exciting role in different cuisines throughout the world.
The Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting a gastronomy festival entitled ‘Taste of the world’ from December 26, 2011 – January 1, 2012, giving visitors a vivid picture of gastronomic culture from many countries around the world.
Nhan Dan Online- The best Mexican dishes will create a culinary “fiesta” during the Taste of Mexico Gastronomic Week at the Hanoi Melia Hotel from October 28 to November 3.
Vietnam’s ‘Pho’ (rice noodle) and ‘Goi Cuon’ (fresh spring roll) have been added to the list of the world’s 50 most delicious foods by the CNN GO website of the US CNN television channel.
A festival showcasing delicious and special dishes of all three regions of the country opened in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, on July 6.
Nhan Dan Online – The European Food Festival 2011 will be held at the National Library, 31 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi on May 28 as part of the 2011 European Days in Vietnam.
Some 30,000 people gathered on May 18 in the Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from a child to a giant overnight to fight against invaders in the past.
