World Food Festival – Taste the World kicks off in Vung Tau City
Published: 07/31/2010 by Ngoc Le
The World Food Festival 2010 – “Taste the World” was officially opened in the evening of July 21 at Thuy Van street, Vung Tau City, Ba Ria- Vung Tau province. Thousands of local people and tourists were gathered at 3km long of Thuy Van street to taste hundred dishes of 31 countries and 31 Vietnamese cities and provinces. The five days event takes place from July 21 to July 25 aims to introduce specialties food of Vietnam and the world, bear and wine and wine mixing performance.
Right after the opening of the festival, talented chefs from each country demonstrated their cooking skills and brought audiences to their food stalls to introduce delicious traditional dishes. Participants had a unique chance to taste food across the globe right at the festival: Stir fried rice vermicelli (Thailand), mixed rice in stone pan (North Korea), steamed vermicelli (Slovakia), grilled mud fish (Long An); grilled frog in bamboo tube (Hue), Taco (Mexico), sausage (Germany), traditional salad (Brazil) and so many others. Tourists were happy and exciting when they tasted original Vietnamese food in Vietnam rather than elsewhere.
With five main themes for five days gastronomy, culture, festivities, shopping and relaxing, those messages are carried through daily focus such as Viet spirit day (July 22) features Vietnamese folk games and culinary culture seminars, International day (July 23) with wine and beer tasting, demonstration of bartenders, food and beverage contest and performance of well-known Disc jockeys. The highlight of the festival is the carnival on July 24 evening with traditional fashion shows and art performances from different countries. Specially, participants in the carnival are representatives from countries and audiences. The night is featured by a fireworks show. The closing ceremony is a cultural exchange with featured art performances of domestic and international famous artists.
Presented at the opening ceremony with the presentation of culinary culture, Professor Dr. Tran Van Khe stated the World Food Festival will bring Vietnam and the globe close together. The event is an opportunity for Vietnam to introduce traditional culinary culture to international friends and exchange experience with state-of-the-art global culinary culture. Nevertheless, Vietnam should maintain the old tradition of food and beverage to reflect the true value of national culinary culture.
This is the first time an important international event being hosted in Vietnam, particularly in Vung Tau as the biggest festival in the city. Far from food and beverage, the festival opens an opportunity for Vung Tau to be a new, friendly and impressive destination for tourists. It calls a chance to establish Vung Tau City as a culinary city and positions the event as a heritage festival, as Hue Festival.
Right after the opening of the festival, talented chefs from each country demonstrated their cooking skills and brought audiences to their food stalls to introduce delicious traditional dishes. Participants had a unique chance to taste food across the globe right at the festival: Stir fried rice vermicelli (Thailand), mixed rice in stone pan (North Korea), steamed vermicelli (Slovakia), grilled mud fish (Long An); grilled frog in bamboo tube (Hue), Taco (Mexico), sausage (Germany), traditional salad (Brazil) and so many others. Tourists were happy and exciting when they tasted original Vietnamese food in Vietnam rather than elsewhere.
With five main themes for five days gastronomy, culture, festivities, shopping and relaxing, those messages are carried through daily focus such as Viet spirit day (July 22) features Vietnamese folk games and culinary culture seminars, International day (July 23) with wine and beer tasting, demonstration of bartenders, food and beverage contest and performance of well-known Disc jockeys. The highlight of the festival is the carnival on July 24 evening with traditional fashion shows and art performances from different countries. Specially, participants in the carnival are representatives from countries and audiences. The night is featured by a fireworks show. The closing ceremony is a cultural exchange with featured art performances of domestic and international famous artists.
Presented at the opening ceremony with the presentation of culinary culture, Professor Dr. Tran Van Khe stated the World Food Festival will bring Vietnam and the globe close together. The event is an opportunity for Vietnam to introduce traditional culinary culture to international friends and exchange experience with state-of-the-art global culinary culture. Nevertheless, Vietnam should maintain the old tradition of food and beverage to reflect the true value of national culinary culture.
This is the first time an important international event being hosted in Vietnam, particularly in Vung Tau as the biggest festival in the city. Far from food and beverage, the festival opens an opportunity for Vung Tau to be a new, friendly and impressive destination for tourists. It calls a chance to establish Vung Tau City as a culinary city and positions the event as a heritage festival, as Hue Festival.
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