Legend has it that in the reign of the 18th Hung King, General Phan Tay Nhac was assigned to fight the enemies. When his troops went to Huong Canh village (Thi Cam village today), he ordered to organise a cooking contest to select a few capable locals to work in logistics to serve the army. After his victory over foreign invaders, General Phan Tay Nhac returned to this land and instructed the local people on farming and weaving and modified customs. After his death, he was worshiped as "Thanh hoang" - a deity enshrined in the village's communal house as a guardian to the village. To express their gratitude to the general, Thi Cam villagers open the rice cooking contest on the 8th day of the first lunar month every year. At 11 o'clock, the fire-making test takes place right in front of the main door of the communal house. After just a few dozen seconds, friction heats the bamboo stick to create fire and burn the straw bundle. The team members try to blow on the straw to make the fire … [Read more...] about Unique Thi Cam rice cooking contest
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Chef of the Century joins 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest
Austrian chef Eckart Witzigmann, who received the award "Chef of the Century" from the Gault Millau guide and has worked at prestigious restaurants around the world, will take part in the 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest to be held in three cities in the country. Witzigmann will be the judge at the Golden Spoon contest, which aims to identify the country's best chefs and dishes, the organisers said at the launch of the contest in Bình Dương Province. Themed "Hương vị quê nhà - Hành Trình Gia Vị Việt" (Homeland Tastes - Journey of Vietnamese Spices), the contest will take place in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang, with the qualifying round from June 7 to September 29. The semi-final rounds in the north and south will be organised in Hanoi on October 11-12 and HCM City on October 25-27. The final round will be held in HCM City on December 6-7. The total prize this year will exceed US$135,000. Co-organised by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce … [Read more...] about Chef of the Century joins 2016 Golden Spoon cooking contest
Cooking contest launched
Cooking contest launched Minh Nga Vu Van Thanh (R), the winner of Chiec Thia Vang 2015, speaks at a news briefing on this year’s contest in Binh Duong Province on May 26 - PHOTO: MINH NGA The fourth edition of “Chiec Thia Vang” (golden spoon) cooking contest was launched in Binh Duong Province yesterday. Organized by Vietnamese porcelain maker Minh Long 1 Co. Ltd in collaboration with the Business Studies and Assistance Center (BSA), the contest will highlight typical Vietnamese dishes and spices used in those dishes. The contest will take place at cooking studios in three major cities, Hanoi, Danang and HCMC, as a playground for professional chefs from hotels, restaurants and resorts nationwide to compete in teams of three, consisting of one chef and two assistants. Compared to the previous three editions, the competition this year will have several new features. On the panel of judges will be Eckart Witzigmann, a world-famous chef from Germany, and … [Read more...] about Cooking contest launched
Vietnamese cook to compete in Korean int’l cooking contest
Cook Phan Ngoc Anh won the first prize at a Korean cooking contest held by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi on June 30. The Korean cooking contest in Vietnam opened for chefs and students of cooking schools who love Korean food. At the contest, the competitors showed cooking skills for typical Korean foods, including Bibimbap, Japchae, Bulgogi, and Tteokbokki. Local cook Anh triumphed over nine competitors with the bibimbap dish of mixed rice with meat and assorted vegetables. She will have a chance to travel to the Republic of Korea (RoK) to take part in the final round from August 20-28. Anh will have to compete against competitors from 17 countries, such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the US, Chile, Russia, the UK, France, Australia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Norway, New Zealand and Algeria for a 10,000-USD cash prize. Apart from that, the contest’s winner will become an honorable Ambassador promoting Korean gastronomy to the world. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cook to compete in Korean int’l cooking contest
Rex pockets two gold medals at Traditional Cooking Contest 2010 in Hanoi
Rex pockets two gold medals at Traditional Cooking Contest 2010 in Hanoi Two chefs de cuisine of the five-star Rex Hotel, Le Thi Mai and Khau Van Duong, won two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in the traditional cooking contest organized by the Vietnam National Administration of Vietnam at the Ho Tay Water Park in Hanoi. The contest was one of the activities to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and National Tourism Year 2010. The contest attracted the best chefs from 90 hotels and restaurants from all over the country. The contest aimed to promote Vietnam's culinary art to the world and created a good opportunity for contestants to exchange cooking skills. … [Read more...] about Rex pockets two gold medals at Traditional Cooking Contest 2010 in Hanoi