At Independence Palace (Photo: VNA) The Coffeerary Exhibition will feature the presence of major Vietnamese andinternational coffee brands, as well as coffee machine and accessories brands.
In particular, there will be stalls introducing green products from coffeefarms of ethnic minority groups in the country such as the Oh Mi Ko Ho farm ofthe K’Ho people in Lam Dong’s Di Linh district.
Trang Duong, deputy director of Coffeerary, the event’s organiser, said at thepress conference on Wednesday afternoon: “We also expect to have participantsfrom top countries in coffee production such as Colombia, Indonesia andThailand, and in coffee consumption such as the US, the UK and France at theexhibition.”
The exhibition will set up a “coffee forest” decorated with 100 trees ofdifferent coffee varieties in Vietnam to offer people knowledge about thecountry’s coffee.
There will be a stall for participants to exchange old books about coffee aspart of the “One Book One Coffee” project to build bookcases for children andyoung people in remote and isolated areas.
Participants will also have a chance to meet and share with Miss Peace Vietnam2022 Tran Thi Ban Mai, the ambassador of the “One Book One Coffee” project,during the exhibition.
The organiser will host professional competitions for at-home baristas,including Coffeerary Home Espresso 2022 for those who are passionate aboutcrafting espresso at home, and Coffeerary Home Brewing 2022 for those who arepassionate about crafting coffee using the pour over method at home.
The preliminary rounds will be held online until November 30. The judges willchoose the eight best competitors for the final rounds taking place on December17 at Independence Palace.
Trang said: “After the pandemic, we have seen the rise of home craft coffeeculture. More and more people love to make coffee at home, so we decided tochoose “Home Coffee” as the theme of the exhibition with the aim of creating aplayground for coffee drinkers at home to meet and share their love of coffee,and for people to learn more about the manual coffee-making experience.”
The exhibition will open to the public for free and is expected toattract 3,000-5,000 visitors a day./.
VNA
