South African restaurant introduces Vietnamese cuisine
Obento – a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 2 held an event named “Taste of Vietnam” to introduce popular Vietnamese food to local diners.
Diners enjoy Vietnamese cuisine at the restaurant. (Photo: VNA)
Pretoria (VNA) – Obento – a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 2 heldan event named “Taste of Vietnam” to intr🦩oduce popular Vietnamesefood to local diner♎s.
According to therestaurant owner Ling Chiu, the one-day event attracted so many dinners thatall tables from noon to 9pm were fully booked weeks ago. She said that the idea of organising such an event came right after her two-week trip to Vietnam inDecember 2023. She said she wanted to arouse the memory of customers who had traveled Vietnam and tasted the streetfood delights it has to offer, as well as to bring Vietnamese cuisine to those seeking something different from the norms in South Africa. Dinners at the restaurant at this time had a chance to enjoy famous Vietnamese dishes, such as pho, banh mi, bun cha, or springrolls. Especially for those who had traveled to Vietnam, it was an opportunityto remember and re-experience Vietnamese food that is not easy to find in SouthAfrica. Many local people said that Vietnamese food is very delicious because of freshness and a balance of flavour elements: sour, bitter, salty, sweet and fatty./.
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Diners enjoy Vietnamese cuisine at the restaurant. (Photo: VNA) 
