As per the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, three Vietnamese and three Japanese chefs will be participating in the event.
Each chef will present two new dishes which are a fusion of Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine to showcase the friendship between the two countries.
The organizers will launch a voting system for these dishes by six chefs from both countries on the https://jp-culinaryfes.vn website.
The most popular dish that combines the culinary cultures of the two nations and is created by renowned chefs will be announced on November 12.
Chef Shinobu Ito, a Japanese researcher of Vietnamese cuisine, will bring two dishes made from everyday ingredients, including Okonomiyaki-flavored grilled rice paper and grilled rice balls with a fish sauce flavor.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese chefs Huynh Thanh Lam and Nguyen Ba Phuoc will present popular local street food infused with Japanese flavors.
In mid-November, the organizers will also provide free e-books with recipes for these six dishes, along with the chefs’ instructions on how to prepare them.
The Hanoi Japan Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place on November 12 and will showcase various cultural, culinary, and musical activities.
Hospital for handling suspected nCoV cases opens in Quang Ninh
A hospital particularly designated for handling suspected cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) was put into operation in Mong Cai city, the northern border province of Quang Ninh, on February 3.
Southern Fruit Festival to highlight Vietnamese fruit brands
NDO/VNA – The 15th Southern Fruit Festival will take place from June 1-August 31 in Ho Chi Minh City, said the HCM City Tourism Department.
Hue-style Rice with Salt
People in the imperial capital of Hue are very good at cooking so they have many recipes to create unique and delicious dishes using salt with cereals, vegetables, meat and fish. One of these delicacies is rice served with salt. There are up to a dozen kinds of salt, such as muoi tieu (pepper salt), muoi vung (sesame salt), muoi sa (lemongrass salt), muoi rieng (galingale salt), muoi tom (shrimp salt) and muoi thit heo (pork salt). The dish is imbued with the culinary art of Hue and is a favourite of both the poor and the rich.
“The Homeland Spring”
“The Homeland Spring” is an annual program for overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) returning home for Tet. This year it was held in southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City from February 7-8, 2015 (December 19-20, 2014 according to the lunar calendar), with the participation of over 1,000 Viet Kieu. State President Truong Tan Sang and many Party and State, as well as local leaders attended the event, sharing joy with the participants in a cozy atmosphere.
Hanoi Collective Orchestra 2016
The Hanoi Collective Orchestra 2016 – part of the Ensembles Asia Orchestra was recently held in Hanoi with the aim of uncovering new and unprecedented ways of making musical instruments, bringing together young people and helping them to get closer to music.
