Over June 2 and 3, 2015 the first preliminary round of the third season of the Golden Spoon contest took place in Can Tho. In competition were 69 chefs making up 23 teams from Tien River.
Two teams were awarded first prize by the judges after much deliberation: La Veranda Resort Phu Quoc and Nam Nho Kien Giang.
There were six teams awarded the second prize: Dong Xuyen Hotel and Thanh Loi Wedding restaurant, An Giang; Cuu Long River Restaurant, Cay Buoi restaurant system, Nhi restaurant and Hoa Su restaurant, Can Tho.
Below are some dishes that won the prizes
* Grand prize- La Veranda Resort Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
Cobia baked with cinnamon and served with hawthorn berry sauce - a Phu Quoc island specialty
Pigeon and chicken stewed with bitter bolete - a Phu Quoc island specialty
Caramelized downy rose myrtle– Phu Quoc’s specialty
Three flavor raw spring rolls made of herring fish
*. Grand prize - Nam Nho restaurant, Kien Giang province
Grilled beef salad and chicken rolls with sea urchin, wrapped with ginger leaves.
Vietnamese noodle stir-fried with seafood
Grilled pork served with sticky rice and soup made with bitter bolete
Sweet soup with bird’s nest and melon with sugar candy and bean
* Second prize - Dong Xuyen Hotel
The three members of Dong Xuyen Hotel team convinced the judges of the 2015 Golden Spoon contest with their four dishes: snail fried with wine; Basa fish fillet steamed with green tea and vegetables; chicken hotpot stewed with green chili and noodles made of seaweed and herbs; sweet soup cooked with jaggery.
Snail fried with wine
Basa fish fillet steamed with green tea and vegetables
Chicken hotpot stewed with green chili and noodles made of seaweed and herbs
Sweet soup cooked with jaggery
* Second prize - Thang Loi wedding restaurant
Chicken with jaggery and bread
Spring rolls with fish paste
Squid sautéed with pineapple
Pudding cake with jaggery
* Second prize - Cuu Long River restaurant
The presentation table from Cuu Long River Restaurant displayed only a few, but very eye catching dishes.
Fruit salad with seafood
Marble goby fish fried with passion fruit sauce
Birds cooked by three flavors
Sweet soup with lotus and aloe vera
* Second prize - Cay Buoi Restaurant system, Can Tho City
Cay Buoi Restaurant selected their most refined dishes for the contest
Salad with banana flower made made southern style
Snakefish with lemon and strawberry sauce
Green pumpkin with garden chicken served with steamed rice
Jackfruit leaf cake
* Second prize – Nhi Restaurant, Can Tho City
Chefs from Nhi restaurant, Can Tho City, brought their favorite dishes to the 2015 Golden Spoon contest
Grilled clown featherback fishcake rolled with sugarcane
Grilled duck with mint
Fruit jelly
Vietnamese rice noodle soup with shrimp
* Second prize - Hoa Su Restaurant
Lobster with pumpkin sauce
Chicken stewed with strawberry – Ha Chau specialty
Sweet soup with sweet potato, bean and coconut
Appetizers made in countryside style (snail grilled with lemongrass; crab meat cake; salad with baby clams)