Cuisine in tourism

Cuisine is identified as one of the factors contributing to increasing the attractiveness of tourism in Lam Dong in particular and Vietnam in general. Cuisine is also compared to the "gold mine" of tourism development.

Cuisine is also an ambassador of tourism.

In the Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy to 2030 , culinary culture is identified as the main cultural stream, and cuisine is one of the important product lines contributing to enhancing the competitiveness and national tourism brand. In particular, with the diversity and richness of national cultural identity, many foreign tourists have been "intoxicated" by the culinary quintessence of our country.

Lam Dong has a rich culinary culture in the space of forest culture, highland culture and sea culture. Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - Interim Chairman of Lam Dong Tourism Association said that currently, besides resting, tourists also want to experience the culinary culture in each locality. Because cuisine creates spiritual and health values, the story is not only about eating enough but also eating well, associated with the need to enjoy typical products.

Ms. Tran Bich Hue (a tourist from Ninh Binh) said that with her experience traveling to many places across the country, what made her both curious and passionate was the way the cuisine reflected the lives and cultures of the ethnic groups in each place she visited. Particularly in Lam Dong, Ms. Bich Hue was extremely surprised that from familiar ingredients, the chefs could prepare elaborate dishes, rich in flavor but still balanced in nutrition and beautiful.

Currently, the green tourism trend is aimed at minimizing environmental impacts, actively contributing to biodiversity protection, using renewable energy and promoting natural and cultural heritages, and developing environmentally friendly products. Many localities have built local culinary maps with unique delicacies, representing the regions and ethnic groups living in the province.

Mr. Vu The Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, said that all provinces and cities have culinary potential. The problem is to exploit that potential to create products to serve the people and tourists. Each dish carries a story associated with local ingredients, through the hands of the chef, creating nutritional values, while also conveying messages about culture and life. That is also the reason why the Vietnam Tourism Association cooperated with the Lam Dong Kitchen Association to organize the Vietnam Talent Chef contest with the theme "Plateau with blue sea". Through that, it creates a playground to find talented chefs - the core to bring Vietnamese cuisine to international friends.

Special dishes from available ingredients of Lam Dong

The competition has gathered many talented chefs from 24 provinces and cities, creating nearly 150 unique dishes, made from typical ingredients of Lam Dong land, including typical ingredients such as: artichoke, potato, sea fish... Lam Dong Kitchen Association - the host of the competition honoring Vietnamese cuisine hopes that after the program, it will add more quality dishes to the menus of restaurants and tourist areas. At the same time, from the spread of the competition, there will be programs and fairs promoting Vietnamese cuisine to introduce to international friends. Thereby, contributing to building more value for the tourism brand of Lam Dong in particular and Vietnam tourism in general.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/am-thuc-trong-nganh-du-lich-387632.html