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Festival offers taste of RoK cuisine in Da Nang

Excellent dishes with kimchi – the soul food of the Republic of Korea (RoK) - were introduced at the final round of the K-food Festival which was held by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in the central city of Da Nang on December 17.
Festival offers taste of RoK cuisine in Da Nang ảnh 1At the K-food Festival (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – Excellent dishes with kimchi – the soul food ofthe Republic of Korea (RoK) - were introduced at the final round of the K-foodFestival which was held by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea inthe central city of Da Nang on December 17.

The best five teams were chosen to the finale after beating 12 others in thequalifying rounds that took place from November 16 to December 6. They werepraised for good cooking techniques, and wonderful dishes which feature bothVietnamese and Korean culture.

The first prize was presented to Nguyen Thi Thuy Van from Quang Ngai withsticky rice rolls and fried noodle with kimchi, while Ton Thi Thao from Da Nangwon second prize with her white kimchi tofu rolls. Tran Le Kim Uyen from DaNang, Dinh Thi Thuy from Da Nang, and Le Nguyen Nguyen Thao and Nguyen Ngoc Haofrom Thua Thien Hue received the third prize with their fried spring rolls withkimchi, fried rice with seafood, kimchi and coconut, and popcorn chicken withkimchi.

According to RoK Consul General Ahn Min Sik, the festival aimed to promotecultural exchange between the two nations, and introduce Korean cuisine toVietnamese people.

Recently, the RoK inaugurated its third Consulate General in Da Nang city,which is a vivid illustration for the close relations between the two nations.

Last year, some 1.8 million Korean people visited Da Nang city./.
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