2023 International Food Festival - Gathering Place for Cultures and Cuisines
The 2023 International Food Festival was held in Hanoi on December 10. This year, the event welcomed 150 booths from diplomatic representatives, cultural centers, localities, businesses, and units under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the highest number since its first year of organization.
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| Banh Can - a Southern Vietnamese dish brought to the event (Photo: Hoang Yen) |
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| Thai Nguyen special green tea was introduced to participants (Photo: Hoang Yen) |
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| Chef made Pakistani flatbread at the festival (Photo: Hoang Yen) |
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| Dominican stall selling the country's dishes (Photo: Hoang Yen) |
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| Vietnamese children explored Panama's stall (Photo: Hoang Yen) |
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