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Can Tho to hold southern traditional cake festival

A southern traditional cake festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.
Can Tho to hold southern traditional cake festival ảnh 1Making a giant pan cake. Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

CanTho (VNA) – A southern traditional cake festival will take placein the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.

The municipal People’s Committee along with the Departmentof Culture, Sport and Tourism, the Investment-Trade-Tourism Promotion Centre,and the International Exhibition Fair Centre held a working session in the cityon February 14 to discuss preparations for the event.

As many as 200 booths will be set up, of which 100booths will introduce traditional cakes of the southern region while theremaining will feature specialties from other regions and foreign countries.

More than 160,000 visitors are expected to attend theevent.

Highlights of the festival will include cake-makingperformances and contests, folk games, southern folk music and dances.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le VanTam noted that relevant agencies need to cooperate to ensure food origin and quality,along with traffic safety and accommodation for tourists.-VNA

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