HCM City festival features regional specialities
VOV.VN - The ongoing Southern Land Cuisine Festival at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City has drawn hundreds of visitors coming to savour more than 250 specialities of three regions.
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The annual event taking place May 24-28 aims to promote Vietnamese culinary culture. |
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A ticket costs VND250,000 (including an entrance ticket and some dishes) |
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Sixty stands sell popular dishes of different regions, for example Can Gio with fresh seafood. |
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Visitors can taste dishes served at stands. |
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Roasted snail is a speciality of the western region. |
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Different kinds of che (sweet soup) are favourite food in hot weather. Pictured is Hue lotus sweet soup. |
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Banh Khot (Savory Coconut Rice Cake) |
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In addition to enjoying different kinds of food, visitors can discover unique cultural features of localities like weaving and ceramic making of Cham ethnic minority people. |
