Food lovers crowded a stall at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi FoodCulture Festival, the first of its kind, had served close to 70,000 visitorsduring its 4-day course at Thong Nhat Park from October 11 to 14.
The festival reproduced the cultural spacesof craft villages associated with typical Hanoi dishes such as pho Hanoi (Hanoinoodle soup), banh cuon Thanh Tri (Thanh Tri steamed rice pancakes), com Me Triand Phu Do (Me Tri and Phu Do young sticky rice), and gio cha Uoc Le (Uoc Lesteamed pork paste).
According to To Van Dong, Director of the municipalDepartment of Culture and Sports, 81 local dishes were made available at theevent, which was expected to contribute to promote Hanoi’s intangible cultural heritageand preserve cultural values.
During the event, visitors could watch howthe dishes were made and what types of traditional cooking tools were usedduring these processes.
They were also treated to traditional gamesand cultural performances.-VNA
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