A food festival opened in the ancient capital city of Hue on June 28, introducing specialties of Vietnam, with the presence of officials from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and 11 provinces.

Thousand visitors come to the festival in the opening day.

This is part of the program of the National Tourism Year in the central coastal region in 2012, hosted by Thua Thien – Hue province.

The most special cuisines of Hue, Quang Tri, Danang, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An in the central region, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Hai Phong in the north and HCM City in the south are offered at the festival.

Visitors can also taste cuisines of the Nguyen royal family on boats.

The festival will close on July 1.

A cuisine in the dragon shape of Huong Giang Hue Hotel & Resort

Phoenix from Gerbera Hotel, Hue city. 

 

Banh khoai and nem lui (Hue’s specialties). 

Specialties from Ben Ben province. 

Cuisines made from eel of Nghe An.

 

The stall of Thanh Hoa province. 

Products from Thanh Hoa.

 

Dried fish and squid from Thanh Hoa

 

Rice crust and goat meat, a famous cuisine from Ninh Binh. 

Hai Phong’s banh da cua (dry pancake with craw soup). 

Quang Tri’s food. 

Thai Nguyen’s com lam (bamboo-tube rice).

A cook from Century Hue Hotel processes bun bo Hue (vermicelli with beef). 

Hue's cuisines. 

A stall of HCM City. 

Bac Lieu’s vermicelli and Vung Tau’s vermicelli. 

Bo pia, from HCM City. 

Bun mam 

Banh khot of Vung Tau 

Green papaya and dried beef salad. 

Grilled fish. 

Ethnic minority women process bamboo-tube rice. 

A restaurant boat.

Source: VNN