The
festival will take place at Mon City Mỹ Đình, Hà Nội from April 20 - 22 and at
30/10 Square in Hạ Long City, the northern province of Hạ Long from April 27 -
29.
There
will be a series of activities featuring food diversity and cultural
characteristics from the countries taking part, such as Japan, South Korea,
Myanmar, Laos and Singapore.
Chef Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng will cook with Vietnamese ingredients from different areas of Việt Nam at the festival. — Photo vietnamplus.vn
Popular
chef and food writer Martin Yan will appear at Mon City Mỹ Đình demonstrating
his skills with Vietnamese chefs. Yan is a Chinese-American chef and food
writer. He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since
1982.
More
than 100 food booths will be placed to give the festival-goers a chance to
enjoy food by regional and Vietnamese chefs. Visitors will have chance to see
art and magic shows by international performers and bartenders. They will also
learn how to cook tasty dishes from the chefs.
"We
will bring special ingredients from every corners of Việt Nam," said chef
Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng. "Vietnamese food combines culinary techniques with
culture to make tasty dishes. Food must be delicious first and then beautiful.
We will make noodle from pumpkin."
The
three-day festival in Hạ Long will also feature a hot air balloon to give
festival-goers a birds-eye view of the activities below.
There’s
also a colour run for those feeling a little more energetic.
It
will begin at 4pm on April 29 with money raised helping Việt Nam Agent Orange
Victims Fund.
Runners
will be given a T-shirt and two bags of food colour powders to throw each other
during the race. The people who run to the end of the road will be awarded VIP
tickets to the festival’s concert at night.
Vietnamese
and international artists such as pop singer Mỹ Tâm, OnlyC and German DJ Markus
Schulz will perform at the festival.
By VNS