A food festival themed "The taste of Ninh Thuan cuisine" opened in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, the south central province of Ninh Thuan on June 15 with 50 stalls from 25 food businesses.
A performance at the opening ceremony of the Ninh Thuan food festival 2023. ( Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – A food festival 🔜themed "Thetaste of Ninh Thuan cuisine" opened in Phan Rang - Thap Cham city, thesouth central province of Ninh Thuan on June 15 with 50 stalls from 25 food businesses.
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism, this year's festival featured cooking performances, displaysof cooking art, ingredients, and clips promoting images of typical raw materialareas from the north to the south. Speaking at the opening ceremony, NguyenLong Bien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said that NinhThuan cuisine is the interference and harmonious combination of the central region's cuisineand Cham culinary culture. Local dishes or specialties are often notsophisticated in terms of design or decoration, mainly focusing on taste andfreshness. The festival is an opportunity for organisations andindividuals engaging in food business to meet, exchange, introduce products andpromote their brands to visitors, he said. During the festival, the first Ninh Thuan Talented ChefContest will be held. The festival, taking place until June 18, is part ofactivities marking the inscription of the art of pottery making of the Cham people on UNESCO'slist of intangible cultural heritage and Ninh Thuan Grape - Wine Festival in2023./.
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A performance at the opening ceremony of the Ninh Thuan food festival 2023. ( Photo: VNA) 
