Nam Dinh to host Pho Festival 2024 in mid-March

The Pho (Noodle) Festival 2024 will be held from March 15-17 in the northern province of Nam Dinh – the birthplace of renowned Pho Co.
Nam Dinh to host Pho Festival 2024 in mid-March ảnh 1Pho (Rice noodle) Festival 2024 to be held from March 15-17 in Nam Dinh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Pho (Noodle) Festival 2024 will be held from March15-17 in the northern province of Nam Dinh – the birthplace of renowned Pho Co.

With the theme "Journey of VietnamesePho," the festival aims to honour and preserve a long-standing craft, whichis rich in cultural values and diverse in variations of Vietnamese people, from 'pho' in Hanoi, Nam Dinh, and Ho Chi Minh City to those with regionalcharacteristics such as ‘pho’ made from maize of the northern mountainousprovince of Ha Giang, and ‘pho’ made from artichoke in the Central Highlands of LamDong. More specifically, dossiers are being prepared to make it in the list of world intangible cultural heritages.

This year, the festival will comprise morethan 50 stalls, offering about 15,000-20,000 bowls of ‘pho’ served byexchanging coupons. Each coupon is equivalent to one bowl at any stall, allpriced at 15,000 VND (0.61 USD).

Main activities include a "Journey of VietnamesePho” performance demonstrating the ancient ‘pho’ making process of Van Cu craftvillage, a seminar discussing the profession from the past to the present, andcooking a record pot of this dish./.
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