On December 3rd 2015 the awards ceremony of
the Golden Spoon Contest 2015 took place at the Caravelle Hotel (HCMC). Chef Vu
Van Thanh (captain), Mr Vu Quang Quan and Mr Nguyen Anh Dung of the Lotte Hanoi
hotel were named as winners of the Golden Spoon Contest for the year. The
champions were the recipients of the VND1 billion prize and the Golden Spoon
Chef Cup 2015.
Picture: Lotte Hanoi Hotel Chefs - winners of the VND1 billion prize and the Golden Spoon Chef Cup 2015
From a field of 119 contestant teams drawn from all
over the country, the Lotte Hanoi team was chosen for, professional cooking
techniques, as the winning team. Each team is given a “Secret Black Box” which
contains the ingredients that they have to use. Only upon opening it, do they
understand what they are faced with. Thanks to their quick reactions and great
food knowledge, they are able to create wonderful dishes.
The final round menu included: salad served with cauliflower, crab and grilled chicken; rice soup
served with star gooseberry
and lobster; grilled frog with the flavors of three regions, served with “Gac”
fruit sauce, steamed rice and vegetables and a cold sweet soup made of five
fruits including jackfruit. Staying with the idea of preserving the culture
of Vietnamese cuisine, Chef Vu Van Thanh told a culinary story using
traditional Vietnamese human theory. It
is of the square icons representing earth that he is very enthusiastic. The
dish reflects upon Vietnamese history to a time of poverty. Chef Vu Van Thanh
also promoted traditional dishes with excellent flavors and nutritional
characteristics. This harmonious and flavor some dish that convinced the jury.
Picture: “Vietnamese spirit preserved” The dish prepared by team number 110 - Lotte Hanoi
Four Runners-up prizes went to:
- Sofitel Plaza Hanoi (Team No: 109)
creative dishe category;
- Ngoan Thao Wedding restaurant - Dong Nai
(Team No:55) Nutritional Food Prize;
- Continental Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City (Team
No:24) for attractive presentation
- Kim Do Hotel Ho Chi Minh City (Team
No:29) for the unique traditional rustic dishes category.
Runners-up
teams each received VND 100 million and a Certificate of Talent issued by
Organizing Committee.
Picture: The best chefs of the Golden Spoon Contest 2015
After 6 months of
competition stretching back to early June 2015, “Hometown taste – Vietnam spices
journey” was completed after an extensive search of rustic and traditional
spices, which delivered flavorsome, nutritional, unique dishes, and discovered
excellent chefs.
Attending the Award Gala were leaders of
the General Department of Tourism; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam;
representatives of departments; leaders of Minh Long I Co. Ltd; media and
representatives sponsors, New Viet Dairy company.
In 2015, the Golden Spoon Contest was held in many
localities across the country. This contest has attracted, and witnessed the
performances, of 357 chefs belonging to 119 organizations such as restaurants,
hotels and other businesses within the tourism sector. 42 of the teams came
from 4 or 5 star hotels and restaurants. More than 1,400 delicious dishes
highlighting typical cultural characteristics of their regions were introduced
and promoted, using spices such as “Mắc
khén””, pepper, “hạt dỗi”, “thảo quả tươi”, fameflower, shiny leaf
prickly-ash, lemongrass, spicy Sacho, “củ
xá kiến”, and “cây thắng cố”.
Also represented were dishes such as deep fried Centella salad served with
prawn; centella salad served with jelly fish; sweet soup with tofu and green
tea; Annona reticulate tea and bitter tomato soup cooked with pig blood. These came from the Mekong Delta, Southeast,
South Central, Central Highlands, North Central, Northern Highlands, Red river
Delta and HCMC regions of the country. In addition, local dishes, long thought
lost, were presented by the talented chefs to once again become part of the
Vietnamese culinary experience.
Earlier, in the final round on February 12th
2015 at the Minh Sang Trade Centre (Binh Duong Province), "Vietnam spice
trees" was an exhibition and demonstration by the Organizing Committee of
the Golden Spoon which, already in its third season.
Thoa Le