One of the popular recipes with the 'vit co Van Dinh' is roast duck.

Before the duck is roasted, it should be marinated with galangal, lemongrass, spicy and mac mat (a kind of wild leaf found in northern provinces like Cao Bang).

A plate of roasted duck.

The leaves create a special aromatic flavour while the meat is roasted on wood charcoal.

The dipping sauce for the dish includes garlic, ginger, pepper, chili, vinegar and sugar, which gives off an appetising smell.

The dish is typically served with several herbs including pieces of banana flowers, green bean sprouts, basil, and eryngium (cilantro or long coriander).

HCM City to host food fair

Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 will organise Cho Lon Kitchen food fair at Van Lang Park in District 5 from January 11-12.

Salted seafood festival offers taste of Mekong Delta

An exquisite food festival will take place from February 13-16 in Chau Doc Town, considered Vietnam’s “capital of salted seafood”.

Hanoi Spring Fair 2020 to highlight vegetarian food

The 2020 Spring Fair, themed “A vegan Tet (Lunar New Year Festival)”, will be held for the first time at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from January 13-19, 2020.

Asia Food and Beverage Summit to promote Vietnamese cuisine

The Asia Food and Beverage Summit and related activities will be held on March 5, 2020 to welcome Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship, according to the Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA) and the Restaurant Association of Vietnam (RAV).

Bac Giang showcases 3 specialty booths at International Food Festival

(BGO) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 12 held the 2019 International Food Festival in Hanoi, featuring around 130 booths representing the foreign embassies to Vietnam,  foreign relations departments, foreign cultural centres in Vietnam, department of foreign affairs in localities and several enterprises across the nation. 

Source: NDO