(HBO) - In the morning of September 29th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) organized the awarding of certificates to 121 typical culinary dishes for phase I - 2022 and announced phase II – 2023, the Project "Building and developing Vietnamese culinary culture into a national brand”.
Hoa Binh has 3 out of the hundreds of Muong cuisine dishes that have just been honored as the typical Vietnamese cuisine.
Phase I - 2022, the project received 421 nominations for the culinary dishes from 60 out of the 63 provinces and cities across the country. With the participation of the experts in the fields of culture and history, the food technology, economics, culinary artisans, and cultural and tourism managers, VCCA has selected 121 typical Vietnamese culinary dishes. Among them, Hoa Binh province has 3 dishes and drinks certified as the top typical Vietnamese cuisine, including snail fish with sour bamboo shoots, dried buffalo skin cooking and Can alcohol of Muong ethnic group.
Currently, culinary tourism is one of the important product lines, contributing to enhancing the competitive advantage. The unique culinary dishes of Muong ethnic group that are honored will be the driving force to preserve, promote and develop Hoa Binh culinary culture, contributing to building a local tourism brand.
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