Mussel rice is a favorite dish of many tourists coming to Hue.

On the evening of December 29, a representative of the Department of Tourism said that following three successful nominations for the Asian record in 2012, 2013 and 2022, along with nominations from localities, the Vietnam Record Organization VietKings has continued to prepare nomination dossiers for recognition by the Asian Record Organization.

After the selection process, 10 nominations were decided to be announced by the Asian Record Organization, according to the criteria for Asian culinary and specialty records, bringing the number of Vietnamese culinary and specialty gift records to 60 (from 2012 to 2023, including 38 specialty dishes and 22 natural specialties, specialty gifts from localities). In the top 10 Asian records this year, Thua Thien Hue has 2 records that have been established as Asian records, which are the specialty dish of mussel rice and 1 specialty gift of sesame candy.

Sesame candy is a specialty that many tourists buy as gifts when traveling to Hue.

With the successful nomination to establish Asian culinary records, the specialty of Com Hen and Se Canh Tien contributes to promoting Thua Thien Hue cuisine to a large number of domestic and foreign tourists through the system of Record Organizations around the world.

The journey to search for and promote culinary values - famous specialties of Vietnam has been carried out by the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings) since 2010 with the common mission of bringing the quintessence of Vietnam to the world.

In the list announced for the fourth time (2023-2024), 10 new Asian records for Vietnamese cuisine and specialty gifts include 5 specialties: Saigon bread (Ho Chi Minh City), mussel rice (Thua Thien Hue), Phan Thiet hotpot (Binh Thuan), Ninh Hoa grilled spring rolls (Khanh Hoa), and vermicelli soup (Soc Trang).

Along with that, there are 5 natural specialties and gift specialties including: Com Lang Vong (Hanoi), dried sweet potatoes (Quang Binh), sesame candy (Thua Thien Hue), Da Lat strawberries (Lam Dong), Tra Cuon sticky rice cake (Tra Vinh).

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