Buu Long tourist area makes 50kg banana cake to treat tourists

(DN) - On April 30, Buu Long Tourist Area welcomed 8,000 visitors, an increase of about 3,000 visitors compared to the same holiday last year.

This year, Buu Long Tourist Area has organized many activities to serve visitors during the holiday.

A family wearing red clothes with yellow stars came to have fun at Buu Long Tourist Area during the holiday on April 30. Photo: B.Nguyen

A family wearing red shirts with yellow stars came to have fun at Buu Long Tourist Area during the April 30 holiday. Photo: B.Nguyen

In particular, Du Long Restaurant of Buu Long Tourist Area organized a live broadcast on a large LED screen of the program of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, parade, and march of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting many visitors.

A family wearing red clothes with yellow stars came to have fun at Buu Long Tourist Area to take a photo at the symbol of the moment tanks entered the Independence Palace (Ho Chi Minh City) at noon on April 30, 1975. Photo: B.Nguyen

A family visiting Buu Long Tourist Area takes a photo at the symbol of the moment tanks entered the Independence Palace (Ho Chi Minh City) on the afternoon of April 30, 1975. Photo: B.Nguyen

During the 5-day holiday from April 30 to May 4, Buu Long Tourist Area organized a Food Festival with more than 20 booths, serving 100 dishes from different regions. The highlight is that visitors can enjoy dozens of traditional cakes. In addition, diners can choose to enjoy many types of grilled dishes, salads, vermicelli, hot pot, etc.

Chefs from Dong Nai Province Chefs Association are completing a giant 50kg banana cake. Photo: B.Nguyen

In particular, chefs from the Dong Nai Province Chefs Association made a giant steamed banana cake weighing 50kg, decorated with the shape of a red flag with a yellow star. In addition, the Dong Nai Province Chefs Association also organized a performance of making fried sticky rice, a specialty dish of Dong Nai that was recognized by the Asian Record Organization as a Culinary Record - Asian Specialty in 2023.

Dong Nai Province Chefs Association took a commemorative photo after completing a giant banana cake weighing 50kg. Photo: B.Nguyen

During the holidays, Buu Long Tourist Area also organizes special art programs with the appearance of artists and comedians from Ho Chi Minh City; amateur music, Acoustic and Loto Show...

Tourists take souvenir photos with a giant banana cake when visiting Buu Long Tourist Area. Photo: B.Nguyen

On May 1, the Dong Nai Province Chefs Association is expected to continue making a giant Tan Mai fish salad weighing 50kg. Ticket prices and other services at the tourist area during the holiday remain unchanged compared to normal days.