Visitors at the festival (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnam street foodfestival, the eighth of its kind, was held at the Hanoi-Moscow trade centrecomplex (Incentra) in Moscow, Russia, on March 8-10 with a view to promotingVietnamese culinary culture to Russian people and international friends.
Carrying the theme “Celebrating theInternational Women’s Day March 8”, the event featured various kinds ofactivities.
Visitors were offered characteristic dishes ofVietnamese cuisine such as “nem ran” (fried spring rolls), “pho bo” (noodlesoup with beef), and “bun cha” (noodles with grilled pork), in addition tosimple and distinguished street foods like “banh mi pate” (bread with pate),“banh duc” (steamed rice cake), “banh cuon” (steamed rice rolls), and “bunthang” (noodle soup with shredded chicken, pork and fried egg, mushrooms anddried turnip).
They were also treated to special artperformances and had a chance to take part in traditional games and cookVietnamese dishes.
Sharing with Vietnam News Agency’scorrespondents in Moscow, Vitaly, a local, said he really loves Vietnamesecuisine, people and land. Every year, he and his family travel to Vietnam forat least one month. When in Moscow, whenever they have time, they will comehere at weekends to enjoy Vietnamese dishes.
A wide range of made-in-Vietnam products havebeen introduced to visitors, including noodles, spices, fruits and dry goods ina bid to turn the Vietnamese Street Food Festival into a trade and culturepromotion programme held regularly atIncentra.
According to incomplete statistics, more than200 Vietnamese restaurants are operating in Moscow.
Nguyen Canh Hong Linh, General Director ofIncentra Investment Company cum head of the organising board of the festival,said Incentra will invite more chefs from different Vietnamese regions toRussia to introduce more Vietnamese dishes to international visitors at thenext festivals.-VNA
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