Chefs of the Vietnamese Cau Tre Food Processing Company demonstrated how to cook vegetarian and basa fish spring rolls at an international food fair in Kuala Lumpur on July 22.

These are the two kinds of foods that the company expects will give it a foothold in a market, which is mostly Muslim.

Meanwhile, the canned instant porridge that the Minh Trung company produces has also impressed many visitors and businesses attending the 11 th Malaysia International Food and Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB 2010).

Minh Trung’s General Director Nguyen Dac Minh said that the company’s products do not only keep their original taste but are also healthy as they do not contain any preservatives.

The company’s instant porridge is now popular in Russia , the Republic of Korea , China , Brazil , the EU and Africa .

The head of the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Industry and Trade Ministry, Dao Tran Nhan, said that taking part in the fair’s cooking demonstrations will help to promote Vietnamese products.

Vietnam should attend more international fairs to learn from other countries and also to find more business contracts, he said.

He also warned local businesses to ensure food hygiene and safety standards to be able to compete in the global market place.

The three-day MIFB 2010 attracts businesses from 25 countries occupying 600 stands./.