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Chefs to offer Vietnamese specialties at Hung Kings Temple Festival

A culinary culture festival will be held for the first time within the framework of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 25-29, with the participation of renowned Vietnamese chefs.
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Phu Tho (VNA) – A culinary culture festival will be held for the firsttime within the framework of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northernmidland province of Phu Tho on April 25-29, with the participation of renowned Vietnamesechefs.

With more than 70 booths, the festival will introduce visitorsto specialties of all three regions of Vietnam.

Notably, President of the Japan-Vietnam GastronomyAssociation (JVGA) Matsuo Tomoyuki and artisan Le Thi Thiet, President of NamDinh Culinary Culture Association, will jointly cook dishes from lang fish (Hemibagrus).

Within the framework of the festival, there will be art performances featuringVietnam’s traditional genres of singing such as Xoan singing, Ca Tru(ceremonial singing), Quan ho Bac Ninh (love duet), and Don ca tai tu (southernamateur music).

Visitors will also have a chance to participate in a tradefair introducing tourism and OCOP (one commune one product) items of eightnorthwestern provinces and Phu Tho.

The commemoration of the Hung Kings comes on the 10th day ofthe third lunar month, which falls on April 29 this year and is a nationalholiday. The practice of worshiping them in Phu Tho province was recognised byUNESCO as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage in 2012./.
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