(TITC) - After a period of synthesising and establishing nomination documents, Asia Book of Records has just officially decided to establish 10 new Asian Records for Vietnamese cuisine and specialty gifts according to the criteria set for Asian Cuisine and Specialty Records in 2023.
The attraction of Saigon banh mi is not the crust, the inside or the filling, but the wonderful combination and harmony between those ingredients (Photo: Vietkings)
This is the 4th time, the Asia Book of Records announced new Asian Records for Vietnamese cuisine and specialties after 2012, 2013 and 2022 with the nomination of the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings). The Record List aims to promote and honour culinary specialties and gifts of countries in the continent, and as a suggestion for international tourists to enjoy these dishes on their upcoming trips.
5 Vietnamese dishes honoured as "Asian Specialties" 2023 include: Banh Mi, mussel rice, hot pot, grilled pork rolls and rice noodle soup (Photo: VietKings)
In the latest list, Vietnam has 10 Asian Records, divided equally into two categories: Specialties and Natural specialties and gift specialties.
5 dishes are Asian specialties including: Saigon Banh mi (Ho Chi Minh City), mussel rice (Thua Thien Hue), Phan Thiet hotpot (Binh Thuan), Ninh Hoa grilled pork rolls (Khanh Hoa), rice noodle soup - A type of soup made from a blend of fish sauce, lemongrass, and ngải bún (a root similar to turmeric, but smaller and in darker yellow), eat with Snakehead fish, roasted pork (Soc Trang).
5 natural specialties and gift specialties include: Vong Village rice nuggets (Ha Noi); dried sweet potato (Quang Binh), sesame candy (Thua Thien Hue), Da Lat strawberry (Lam Dong), Tra Cuon banh tet (cake contains ingredients: sticky rice, fatty meat, peeled green beans, and all wrapped in round shape by banana leaves) (Tra Vinh).
Rice nuggets is an elegant dish of Ha Noi people. For hundreds of years, the flavour of Vong village's rice nuggets is still as delicious, unique as before (Photo: Vietkings)
According to a representative of VietKings, the journey of finding and promoting the special values of Vietnam, especially the value of cuisine and specialties, has been carried out by the unit for the past 13 years (from 2010 until now), in order to "Bring the quintessence of Vietnam in general and the quintessence of Vietnamese culinary specialties in particular to the world."
Based on the TOP culinary specialties of 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam announced in 2021-2022, along with nominations from localities across the country, VietKings has continued to submit a nomination file for recognition by the Asia Book of Records.
No matter how many times the sweet potatoes are exposed to the sun and dew, it still retains its fragrant flavour and sweetness. Delicious sweet potatoes of Quang Binh are dry but chewy like malt, have a red-yellow colour like honey and tastes like rock sugar. (Photo: Vietkings)
After the selection process, 10 nominations were decided to be announced and confirmed by the Asia Book of Records, according to the Asian Cuisine and Specialty Records Criteria Set, raising the number of Vietnamese culinary and specialty gift records to reach the Asian Record to 60 dishes from 2012 to 2023, including 38 specialty dishes, 22 natural specialties and gift specialties of localities.
It is expected that the Asian Record Certificate will be authorised by the Asia Book of Records for VietKings to award to localities on the occasion of the 53rd Reunion of Vietnam Record Holders (expected to take place on 6th January 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City) or Localities can receive Records in locally organised events.
Photo: Vietkings
VietKings said that in the coming time, it will continue to nominate outstanding values of Vietnam in many other fields, in order to comprehensively promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam to friends around the world.
In 2013, 10 Vietnamese dishes were established by the Asian Book of Records according to the Asian Cuisine and Specialties criteria set including: La Vong Cha Ca (Ha Noi), Perch noodle soup (Hai Duong), Ha Long squid balls (Quang Ninh), Cao Lau noodle Hoi An (Quang Nam), Quy Nhon fish ball noodle soup (Binh Dinh), Leaf salad (Kon Tum), Pork skin Banh beo (Binh Duong), suông noodles (Tra Vinh), My Tho Tapioca Noodle Soup (Tien Giang), Chau Doc Fish Noodles (An Giang).
8 Vietnamese specialties established by the Asian Book of Records according to the Asian Cuisine and Specialty Criteria set include: Green bean cake (Hai Duong), Green tea (Thai Nguyen), Tra Bong cinnamon (Quang Ngai), Ngoc Linh ginseng (Kon Tum), Buon Me coffee (Dak Lak), Trang Bang dew-dried rice paper (Tay Ninh), Coconut milk puffs (Ben Tre), Phu Quoc pepper (Kien Giang).
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