Hanoi to host Vietnam-RoK culture, food festival

A culture and food festival, which feature the specialties of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will take place in Hanoi from November 2-4. As part of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties, the event will be organised by the RoK’s Embassy in Vietnam, the RoK’s Rural Development Administration, Korean Tourism Organisation and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agricultural and Development.
About 50 booths of the two countries’ businesses will display their typical agricultural products at the festival.
There will be outdoor activities with traditional games and contests to cook Vietnamese and Korean dishes.
Dishes from the RoK and Vietnam including Kim Chi (salted vegetables), bulgogi, and Tteokbokki, mixed noodles, Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), Bun cha (grilled pork noodle soup) will be featured during the two-day festival.
The event will be opened free to visitors and money from selling foods at the festival will be contributed to charitable activities in Vietnam.