Soc Trang is expected to create the largest painting made from ST rice in Vietnam and set a record for dishes from shrimp at this year's Trang Oc braised festival.
Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thi Diem Ngoc said today that the two records are expected to be established during the Orc Boo - Ngo boat racing festival in Soc Trang province, taking place in three days from November 25 to 27.
The detailed plan of creating the largest painting made from ST rice in Vietnam and setting a Guinness Vietnam record with 223 shrimp dishes has not been revealed.
Oc om Bo festival or Moon worshiping festival usually takes place on the full moon day of October every year with main activities such as Ngo boat race, Moon worshiping ceremony, Loi Protip contest (dropping water lanterns) and Ca Hau boat show.
Oc bram festival – Boat racing in Soc Trang province 2020. Photo: Anh Minh
In addition, the festival also has activities such as trade promotion fairs for regional specialties, street food, art exhibitions, and national costumes.
Soc Trang has a large aquaculture area, with more than 79.000 hectares in 2022, with an output of nearly 378.000 tons, mainly black tiger shrimp and white shrimp. Besides seafood, the province has a large area of rice cultivation, including the ST25 variety that won the first prize at the world's best rice contest in 2019.
In 2022, the province's total rice output is more than 2 million tons, of which the production of high-quality specialty rice accounts for nearly 92% of the total output with an area of about 45.000 hectares. Particularly, the ST25 variety has an area of about 15.000 hectares, the average yield is 6,5 tons per hectare.
Oc om bok festival (also known as worshiping the moon or casting flat rice) of the Khmer in the South, is an annual occasion for people to give thanks to the moon god - the god who takes care of the weather to help them get a good harvest. Soc Trang is the province with the largest number of Khmer people in the country, with more than 400.000 people, accounting for about 30% of the province's population. In 2021 the festival will not be held due to Covid-19.
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