International Gastronomy Arts will be introduced in the 2006 Food Festival by more than 20 well-known restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City at the Van Thanh tourist area from December 1-3.
The event aims at displaying traditional culinary arts of 14 countries, including Vietnam, France, Japan, India, the Philippines and others.
Especially, Vietnam’s new record spring roll (Goi Cuon), 5 centimeters in width, 100 meters in length, and 65 kilos in weight, will be made by 220 cooks of the Sai Gon Professional Cook Club in 30 minutes.
Those who enjoy specific flavors of European food prepared by talented cooks from five-star hotels including Caravelle, Park Hyatt, Sofitel Plaza and Windsor, can come to the second European Food Festival at Euro Villa, the representative office of the European Committee at 257- Hoang Van Thu Street – Tan Binh District in Ho Chi Minh city, on December 2. The main beverages are Tiger beer, juices of Le Fruit and Orangina, and wine of Red Apro and Smirnoff.
The European Food Festival will be boisterous with the Latin band The Burned, the Philippines’ Asian Rebel and Vietnamese artist Mai Dinh Toi, who has been thrilling audiences for years with his wacky and innovative musical instruments fashioned out of everyday objects like bowls, bottles, neon lights, and other everyday objects. A ticket costs VND160, 000 ($10), there is no admission charge for children under twelve.
“The activity is also an effort of the city to attract more tourists from countries worldwide,” an official from the municipal department of tourism said, adding that such activities would be held annually in the upcoming time.
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has the highest number of luxury hotels in Vietnam with 150 hotels including ten five-star and four four-star hotels with 10,000 rooms. The city also reports 304 travel companies, including 120 licensed to provide outbound tours.
The city welcomed 1.65 million international tourists in the first ten months of this year, up 31 per cent on-year.
It targets 2.3 million foreign visitors and 3.5 million local visitors this year.
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