(VOVWORLD) - The Festival of Culinary Culture, Delicacies Saigontourist Group 2024 will open at the Van Thanh tourism site in HCMC on Thursday evening. The 3-day event features art performances, folk games, and hands-on experience making handicraft products.
 Culinary culture festival enlivens Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Saigontourist) |
The festival will present more than 400 delicacies of the northern, central and southern regions of Vietnam, art performances, folk games, handicraft demonstrations, and tourism promotion programs.
The opening ceremony on Thursday evening will be followed by performances of Quan Ho folk singing of the northerners, as well as Then singing, and Tinh musical instruments of the Tay ethnic group. Performances of Hue folk singing of central region and a parade will also take place.
Truong Duc Hung, Director General of Saigontourist Group, said: "The festival aims to create a space where people can enjoy and promote tourism. It can be considered a food tour where people don’t have to travel to taste the delicacies of every region."
A highlight of the festival will be the coconut bowl dance, the monkey dance, and the Ngu am musical instrument of the Khmer people performed by an art troupe from Soc Trang province, as well as southern amateur singing, reformed opera, and tuong classical music performances and parades.
Booths will introduce 50 types of traditional cakes and artisans will teach visitors how to wrap, bake, steam and fry cakes, and how to make noodles, weave hats, and make rice cakes and wine. A contest will be held to determine the 10 best dishes.