A foreigner samples Vietnamese banh mi at a culinary festival in Vietnam.

The VNAT aims to intensify strategic cooperation to promote Vietnam’s tourism, cuisine and culture to the world through the project "Embellishing myriad raw materials and cooking millions of Vietnamese dishes”.

The project will build a digital map of Vietnamese cuisine and local culinary communities in provinces and cities across the country.

Meanwhile, an international food festival is scheduled to begin at the end of this month in the central province of Quang Nam, featuring 26 traditional local dishes. The organizer will announce a decision to include the handmade Quang noodle-making industry on the list of national intangible culture heritage.

Other tourism events this month will include the first Ho Chi Minh City river festival and the Hue Festival 2023-Autumn Festival.