36m meat roll to serve tourists in HCM City
HCM City people and tourists will see and taste a long meat roll of 36m long, 25mm diameter, at the International Food Festival at Van Thanh Tourist Park in HCM City from November 11 to December 2.
This meat roll, made by the Cau Tre Export Goods JS Company, has also been proposed for a new national record.
The International Food Festival is being co-organised by the HCM City Department of Tourism, the HCM City Tourism Association and the Saigon Tourism Corporation.
This event will gather top chefs from restaurants and hotels throughout Vietnam and 29 representatives of culinary arts from China, France, Germany, India, Australia, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and the Republic of Korea.
During the festival, the “Seeking Vietnamese Wine Map” programme will be held for the first time. It will introduce special Vietnamese wines at The House of Wine. Visitors will have a chance to learn about the wine culture of Vietnamese people.
Talks about food, including one about Vietnamese pho and its internationality, will be held.
Source Vietnamnet
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