Michelin star chef Gary Rhodes cooks up in Vietnam
One of the UK’s most celebrated Michelin star chefs, Gary Rhodes, is in Vietnam to present UK cooking techniques and delicious dishes during a food week in Hanoi and HCM City.
Chef Gary Rhodes introduces cooking techniques at Hanoi’s AEON Mall on March 14. (Photo: GREATBritaininVietnam Facebook)
Hanoi (VNA) – 👍One of the UK’s most celebrated Michelin star chefs, Gary Rhodes, is in Vietnam to present UK cooking techniques and delicious dishes during a food week in Hanoi and HCM City.
Arriving Vietnam as a UK culinary ambassador, the Michelin star chef will demonstrate cooking techniques and flavours to introduce innovative cuisine from the UK.
His visit is part of the “GREAT Food & Drink” campaign launched by the UK Embassy in Hanoi and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). It aims to show businesses and consumers the quality, heritage and creativity that make British food some of the best in the world.
While the UK is well-known as a leading financial service provider, it is not widely known for its food in Vietnam.
British food includes the well-known favourite of Scotch whisky and salmon, as well as an array of cheeses, yoghurts, fresh fruits, vegetables, cakes and biscuits.
Exotic products also have been produced in Britain as a result of modern farming techniques and scientific research. The British now grow chillies in Devon, wasabi in Dorset and sweet potatoes in Kent. And the company Cornerways from Norfolk produces tomatoes virtually year-round using the heat created from a sugar factory.
UK Culinary Ambassador Rhodes on March 13 appeared on TV show Happy Lunch on VTV6, before presenting in front of a crowd at the Hanoi’s AEON Mall for a cooking demonstration where participants had a chance to sample British products.
As part of the “GREAT Food & Drink” campaign, the Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hosted the Great British Bake Off in Vietnam on March 14.
On March 15 at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake, chef Rhodes will showcase Scottish whisky.
The highlight of the week will be on March 17 in HCM City, where guests will be treated to a dinner cooked by the Rhodes and Masterchef Vietnam judge, chef and restaurateur, Pham Tuan Hai.
Some of the guests are the competition winners from an online cooking competition run through the campaign’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/GREATBritaininVietnam, which has attracted over 40,000 followers.
Business focused events include a Food Safety event with VCCI in Hanoi on March 14 and a branding event in HCM City on March 18.-VNA
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Quang Duc pottery is known for its wide range of forms, including wine bottles, jars, lime pots, vases, plant pots, incense burners and candle stands. Decorative motifs are equally rich, featuring mythical creatures, pastoral scenes, floral patterns, deer, peacocks, bats and more.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
Chef Gary Rhodes introduces cooking techniques at Hanoi’s AEON Mall on March 14. (Photo: GREATBritaininVietnam Facebook)
