will be set at the Taste of the World Culinary Festival to be held in
HCM City later this month.
It will be larger than 1.2m
across, La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of the city Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, said without specifying its size.
One of the dishes voted into the " HCM City – 100 Interesting
Things" programme, this southern specialty is made from flour, turmeric
powder, coconut milk, slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts.
It is a popular dish served in many restaurants in the city's downtown area.
"The organisers plan to have the 10 best dishes listed in ‘ HCM City
– 100 interesting things' to be served at the festival," Khanh said
in a press conference on Dec.7.
Taste of the World
Culinary Festival, to be held at the September 23rd Park from December
26 to January 2, will feature 60 city restaurants that offer cuisines
from 24 countries.
"It will be the first time the festival will last eight days," Khanh said.
The organisers will have volunteers who can speak English introducing Vietnamese food and culture to foreigners, he added.
The festival will open with a colourful, multi-cultural parade through
Pham Ngu Lao, Do Quang Dau and Le Lai Streets on December 26.
The World Food Culture Centre of the Republic of Korea will take
part in the festival to promote Korean food, art and music, Khanh said.
Besides all the food on show, there will also be a bartending performance.
There will be traditional dances from the Republic of Korea ,
Russia , Germany , while the host country will showcase pastoral
harmonies and folk melodies through performances titled Dan Ca Ba Mien
(Folk Songs of Three Regions), and Am Thuc Muon Mau (Multicolour
Gastronomy).
Visitors will have a chance to feast their
eyes on a montage created from pictures of the Vietnamese “ao ba ba”
(loose-fitting blouse worn in the south) and ao dai (traditional long
dress), the Korean hanbok, and the Japanese kimono.
From 7pm to 9pm on December 31, visitors will get discounts during the "Golden Hours" at the end of the year.
A music show will count down the New Year.
The festival will be organised by the Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism, the HCM City Tourism Association, and Youth Advertising Joint
Stock Company.
The organisers expect around 5,000 visitors to attend the festival./.
