A luncheon featuring the favourite delicacies of Belgium was prepared by Belgian chef Christoph Pouls for nearly 100 special guests at the Pullman Hanoi Hotel on February 1.
Belgian Agriculture Minister Denis Ducarme (left) also joined chef Christoph Pouls to serve food for guests. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A luncheonfeaturing the favourite delicacies of Belgium was prepared by Belgian chefChristoph Pouls for nearly 100 special guests at the Pullman Hanoi Hotel onFebruary 1.
The gastronomy event, entitled A Taste ofBelgium, showcased the best of Belgian cuisine such as the dish waterzooi ofstewed North Sea fish, tender braised beef tongue with Lutosa trufflecroquettes, Escaveche of sea bass and steak Béarnaise. Other classic dishesinclude vol au vent, a light puff pastry case filled with a savoury mixture,and the invigorating dish chicon au gratin: Belgian endives braised in butter,wrapped in ham slices and covered with a rich mornay sauce.
A variety of sweet treats including Belgianwaffles, Dame Blanche – vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and warm moltenchocolate—and Belgian pear with Speculaas crumble were also crafted for theevent by the international award-winning chef. And of course, a gastronomyevent dedicated to Belgian food would be incomplete without Belgian chocolate.
The event was held by the Belgian Embassyin Hanoi to promote Belgian agricultural products on the occasion ofAgricultural Minister Denis Ducarme’s visit to Vietnam.
At the event, Minister Ducarme also joinedchef Pouls to serve food for guests.
Today, chef Pouls will meet with studentsof KOTO – a culinary vocational school for disadvantaged youth, where he willalso present them with some Belgian recipes using local ingredients.
Also today, Minister Ducarme will visit the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) – a main partner ofBelgium in agricultural field in Vietnam.
“The cooperation with the VNUA is one ofour efforts aiming to enhance the quality of Vietnamese agricultural products,so more of those products can be exported to Belgium in particular, and toEurope in general,” he said.
According to him, Belgian chocolatiers usecacao from Vietnam for their sweet products that are loved all over the world. -VNA
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Belgian Agriculture Minister Denis Ducarme (left) also joined chef Christoph Pouls to serve food for guests. (Photo: VNA) 
