International food festival to thrill gastronomy lovers in Hanoi
VOV.VN - The 11th international food festival, an annual event held by the Service Department for Diplomatic Corps since 2014, is set to get underway in Hanoi from December 9 to December 10, with the event offering visitors an array of dishes from different cultures.
The annual event will take place at the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound at 298 Kim Ma street in Hanoi.
The festival will feature more than 150 booths of embassies based in Vietnam, as well as foreign cultural centres and agencies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On show will be plenty of traditional and international dishes, along with souvenir and craft products of both the nation and many foreign countries. In addition, an art programmes will be staged at the event, with this offering an occasion for cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between nations to introduce Vietnam to international friends.
There will also be a wide variety of charitable events which raise money for the needy, for which donations have been earmarked to support poor people residing in mountainous and remote areas.
