Culinary World Festival connects Vietnam and Brazil

"World Culinary Festival - Connecting Vietnam-Brazil" has recently been organized at Mezanino restaurant on the Brasilia TV Tower in Brazil, which opens the festival to introduce and promote Vietnamese cuisine at 14 big restaurants in the country from April 21 – May 8.

The event was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil and the Union of Hotels, Restaurants and Bars (SINDHOBAR), and sponsored by Brasilia Bank, the National Vocational Training Service Center (SENAC), and BAT Brazil tobacco production company.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Jael Antonio Da Silva, President of SINDHOBAR, said that this is the first time the union has coordinated with the Vietnamese Embassy to organize a large-scale food festival across the capital.

The festival was formed from the idea of connecting Vietnamese cuisine and Brazil’s Federal District to introduce the special dishes of Vietnam to the people of Brazil.

The event promises to bring Asian food lovers new dishes with a variety of flavors and colors by the city's chefs who have learned from experience and from the members of the Vietnamese Embassy and rehearsed at Same Same restaurant.

There are 14 restaurants participating in the festival, including Same Same But Differente, Makisan, Grande Muralha, Capim Dourado, Fred, Taypá, Gran Bier, Sagres, Mayer Sabores do Brasil, Downtown Senac, Capim Dourado, Universal, Osteria Vicenza and Casa Baco.

On this occasion, restaurants will introduce dishes such as spring rolls, fried spring rolls, beef noodle soup, fried noodle, rice with fried chicken, and more, especially, customers can experience dessert with fried banana cake and egg coffee.

Deputy Federal Governor Paco Britto would like to thank the Vietnamese Embassy for the initiative in instructing chefs on how to make unique Vietnamese dishes, and SINDHOBAR for co-organizing the ceremony, thanks to the sponsors for the program and the enthusiastic participation of the restaurants.

He also emphasized that this event will not only connect the culinary culture in particular, but will also bridge the cultures of the two countries in general, promote mutual understanding and further cohere the friendship between Vietnam and Brazil.

Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa affirmed that diners will experience the feeling of excitement when enjoying dishes with their own unique and very new flavors and colors. Through the event, people in the capital will understand more about Vietnamese culinary culture and further love to explore Vietnam.

The festival is also a cultural cooperation activity to mark the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the capital Brasilia (April 21, 1960 - April 21, 2022).