HCM City to host Southern Cuisine, Fruit Festivals
VGP - Ho Chi Minh City will host the Southern Land Cuisine Festival and the Southern Fruit Festival as part of the city’s strategy to stimulate tourism demand in 2013, according to the Municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
May 14, 2013 3:24 PM GMT+7
The Southern Land Cuisine Festival will be held at Dam Sen Park from May 16-19 while the Southern Fruit Festival will be organized from June 1 - 12 in the Suoi Tien tourist site.
Accordingly, some 80 booths from 15 provinces and cities will be installed in the Southern Land Cuisine Festival which is scheduled to see cooking performances of cuisine featuring the Coastal Central, Central Highlands and Southern regions.
The Southern Fruit Festival will honor agricultural values of the Southern region with a diversity of quality fruits to serve both domestic demand and export.
By Ngoc Van
