Vietnam’s traditional food introduced in Australia
Pho (noodle soup), one of the traditional dishes of Vietnam, was introduced to Australian friends in a Vietnam culture festival in Canberra on March 4.
Sydney (VNA) - Pho (noodle soup), one of the traditional dishes ofVietnam, was introduced to Australian friends in a Vietnam culture festival inCanberra on March 4.
The Pho - Vietnamese Noodle Festival 2019 was held by the ACT Vietnamese Youth & Student Association (ACT-VYSA) in conjunction with the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia.It attracted over 500 visitors.
Various pho dishes with traditional flavours such as pho cuon (rice noodlerolls), chicken or beef noodle soup, mixed fried noodle, and other dishes were introducedto visitors.
Anthony Perrot from Canberra University said this is the first time he hasenjoyed the Hanoi traditional chicken noodle soup, adding that it is verydifferent from the chicken noodle soup that he often eats at Vietnameserestaurants in Australia.
Meanwhile, two young people from Melbourne expressed their interest in rice noodleroll making arranged by Roll’d Restaurant.
Ha Ngoc Minh Quan, Chairman of the ACT-VYSA, said this is the eighth time the organisationhas hosted the Vietnamese cultural culinary festival in Australia.
Through the event, the ACT-VYSA wants to help foreigners to understand moreabout the subtle cultural value of Vietnamese cuisine in particular andVietnam’s culture in general, Quan said.
The festival also offers a good chance for Vietnamese students in Australia toenhance exchange.-VNA
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At the festival (Source: VNA) 
