Visitors at the festival (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnam street food festival, the eighth of its kind, was held at the Hanoi-Moscow trade centre complex (Incentra) in Moscow, Russia, on March 8-10 with a view to promoting Vietnamese culinary culture to Russian people and international friends. Carrying the theme “Celebrating the International Women’s Day March 8”, the event featured various kinds of activities. Visitors were offered characteristic dishes of Vietnamese cuisine such as “nem ran” (fried spring rolls), “pho bo” (noodle soup with beef), and “bun cha” (noodles with grilled pork), in addition to simple and distinguished street foods like “banh mi pate” (bread with pate), “banh duc” (steamed rice cake), “banh cuon” (steamed rice rolls), and “bun thang” (noodle soup with shredded chicken, pork and fried egg, mushrooms and dried turnip). They were also treated … [Read more...] about Vietnam street food festival in Moscow
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Vietnam’s traditional food introduced in Australia
At the festival (Source: VNA) Sydney (VNA) - Pho (noodle soup), one of the traditional dishes of Vietnam, was introduced to Australian friends in a Vietnam culture festival in Canberra on March 4. The Pho - Vietnamese Noodle Festival 2019 was held by the ACT Vietnamese Youth & Student Association (ACT-VYSA) in conjunction with the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia. It attracted over 500 visitors. Various pho dishes with traditional flavours such as pho cuon (rice noodle rolls), chicken or beef noodle soup, mixed fried noodle, and other dishes were introduced to visitors. Anthony Perrot from Canberra University said this is the first time he has enjoyed the Hanoi traditional chicken noodle soup, adding that it is very different from the chicken noodle soup that he often eats at Vietnamese restaurants in Australia. Meanwhile, two young people from Melbourne expressed their interest in rice noodle roll making arranged by Roll’d Restaurant. Ha Ngoc … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s traditional food introduced in Australia
Reporters get taste of traditional food before DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit
A large number of reporters enjoyed their meals at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on February 26 which will serve as the international media centre for the duration of the second DPRK-USA Summit. The preparations in the buildup to the event have been meticulous, it is hoped that the dishes served will help advertise Vietnamese traditional cuisine to international reporters. Pho Thin is considered one of Vietnam’s most famous foods. A booth offering Pho Thin was popular with many reporters, who enjoyed sampling some of the traditional foods of Vietnam. A long line of foreign reporters queued up at booth offering Bun Thang, noodle soup featuring shredded of chicken, pork, fried egg, mushrooms, and dried turnip. The Vietnamese dishes on offer seem to be a hit with the international reporters. Different aspects of the capital will be on show through the event. Salad dishes were also offered. Dragon fruit and watermelon are among some of the best-known Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Reporters get taste of traditional food before DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit
Hanoi to serve free traditional food for reporters
A bowl of "bun thang" (noodle soup with shredded of chicken, pork and fried egg, mushrooms and dried turnip) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi will serve free traditional food for reporters at the International Media Centre of the upcoming second DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam that takes place on February 27-28, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports. The dishes include “bun cha” (noodles with grilled meat), “banh cuon” (steamed rice pancakes), “bun thang” (noodle soup with shredded of chicken, pork and fried egg, mushrooms and dried turnip), “pho” (noodles served with beef or chicken in a hot bowl of broth), “xoi che” (steamed sticky rice with sweet porridge), “banh khuc” (a ball of glutinous rice mixed with cudweed and filled with mung bean paste and seasoned pork), “gio cha” (pork pies), and “cha com” (green sticky rice and pork cake). The capital expects to … [Read more...] about Hanoi to serve free traditional food for reporters
Investors develop taste for Vietnam’s food processing industry
(VEN) - The potential of domestic and export markets, in addition to preferential policies, have made the Vietnamese food processing industry increasingly attractive to domestic and foreign investors. Growing investment Investors in the food processing sector benefit from a 20 percent enterprise income tax (five percent lower than the conventional tax), while prioritized projects are exempt from the tax altogether for up to four years, followed by a 50 percent reduction for the nine following years. They are also exempted from paying import taxes on production serving technology. Taking advantage of these opportunities, a growing number of domestic and foreign companies have expanded investment in production. The Republic of Korea (Rok)’s CJ Cheil Jedang Group (CJ), for example, implemented a series of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to expand its market share in Vietnam. In 2016, CJ bought the Ong Kim brand, spent more than VND300 billion to buy four percent plus of Vissan … [Read more...] about Investors develop taste for Vietnam’s food processing industry