CanTho (VNA) - The seventhSouthern Traditional Cake Festival themed “Origin of the homeland cake” istaking place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on April 25,Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam said the annual festival,which is the 7th edition so far, has become a major event of theregion.
It provides a chance to promote the land, peopleand cultural identity of the southern region, and introduce traditional cakes, contributingto preserving and upholding cuisine culture values, towards building a nationaltrademark for the local cakes.
The event draws both domestic exhibitors and foreign ones from seven countries- France, Japan, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Indonesia and Malaysia-, who are displaying their staples at 200 booths.
A cake offering ceremony in Tan An communal housein Ninh Kieu district marked the commencement of the festival. It featured varioustraditional cakes of ethnic groups living in the Mekong Delta and Can Tho inparticular.
Highlights of the festival will include a traditional cake-making competition,folk games and a singing contest on southern cuisine and cakes.
A conference on preserving and packaging technology for traditional cakes isalso arranged in the framework of the event.
Traditional cakes that have been exhibited in an annual festival are becoming one of the draws on the tourism industry of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the southern region generally.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho enjoyed strong growth in tourism last year due to a series of international political and cultural events and traditional festivals.
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