Care for cuisine: Vietnamese dishes displayed at the launch of the Vietnam Culinary Conservation, Research and Development Centre on Thursday in HCM City. - Photo Gia Loc
“Vietnam’s
cuisine has a unique cultural heritage with thousands of years of development
and is known around the world for its delicious dishes. This is a tourism
product with national character that can attract more foreign and local
tourists,” said Vu The Binh, the association’s deputy chairman.
Bình
spoke at a launch ceremony for the Vietnam Culinary Conservation, Research and
Development Centre on Thursday in Ho Chi Minh City.
With
54 ethnic minorities, the country has diverse dishes, but many of the dishes
have been lost year by year, he said.
“That
is why we need to conserve and develop them again,” Bình said, adding that the
association worked with the Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Association to open the
centre at Truong Dinh Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3.
The
country’s first such centre will focus on collecting and reviving lost
traditional dishes and conduct surveys on specific dishes of Vietnam in order
to advertise the country’s images.
The
centre will have detailed information about dishes and drinks in the country,
and will also be in charge of human resource development for the country’s
culinary sector.
The
tourism association also will create a society of cooks to provide assistance
in professional training and support restaurants as well as food and drink
processing establishments.
By VNS