Many exciting experiences at the culinary culture festival in Ho Chi Minh City

On the evening of March 28, at Van Thanh Tourist Area, Ho Chi Minh City, the Saigontourist Group culinary and delicacy culture festival opened.

A large number of locals, tourists and international visitors flocked to Van Thanh tourist area to participate in the festival.

This year's festival attracts more than 400 dishes, a place where culinary quintessence of three regions converges, performed and served by representatives of famous culinary brands from 4-5 star hotels, resorts, and restaurants belonging to the Saigontourist Group system in Ho Chi Minh City and other localities.

This will be a culinary and cultural destination not to be missed for domestic and foreign tourists and overseas Vietnamese from all over the world. The festival is open to the public from 4pm to 10pm every day, continuously until March 31.

According to the Organizing Committee, it is expected that in 4 days, from now until March 31, at Van Thanh Tourist Area, it will serve over 12,000 guests at the same time. Guests who buy entrance tickets will have coupons attached to use the service, with a package price of 200,000 VND/adult, accompanying children are free.

This year's festival will feature 7 traditional craft villages, typically: making vermicelli, traditional cakes, bamboo weaving, conical hat weaving, sedge mat weaving, pottery making...

In addition, there are many interactive activities for visitors, voting for the most favorite delicacies at the festival, learning to make traditional cakes with artisans...

In particular, the festival also integrates many special activities such as art performances, cultural exchanges, folk games, reenactments of traditional craft village activities...

Visitors to the festival not only enjoy the food but also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere imbued with the cultural identity of the three regions.

In addition, there is also the participation of culinary brands from Ben Tre and Tay Ninh provinces... to meet the dining needs of locals and tourists.

Mr. Truong Quoc Hung, General Director of Saigontourist Group, said that visitors to the festival not only enjoy the food, but also experience the festival atmosphere imbued with the cultural identity of the three regions.

This is the third time the festival has been held. In addition to the goal of stimulating domestic tourism, diversifying Ho Chi Minh City tourism products and promoting Vietnamese culinary culture, the festival is oriented to become an international event, as the event has quickly affirmed itself through prestigious international awards.

The culinary culture festival held in 2022 and 2023 attracted more than 80,000 visitors.

The festival was honored to be voted by the World Culinary Awards as "Asia's Best Food Festival 2022", "Asia's Best Food Festival 2023", and especially for the first time, a representative of the Vietnamese food festival received the award "World's Best Food Festival 2023" awarded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in October 2023.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nhieu-trai-nghiem-hap-dan-trong-le-hoi-van-hoa-am-thuc-tai-tphcm-192240328204849314.htm