Tuesday, 06/08/2024 15:56 (GMT+7)
The cooking competition has been held in the Southern Traditional Cake Festival from August 3 to 11 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to preserve the cultural value of southern traditional cakes made from palmyra palm.
 |
| Banh bo thot not (palmyra palm rice cake), a specialty of An Giang province, is sold at the festival. (Photo: https://thanhnien.vn) |
On this occasion, artisans and chefs used local ingredients, including palmyra palm leaves, peel and juice to prepare traditional cakes such as banh bo nuong (grilled rice cake), banh da lon (a kind of steamed layer cake) and banh uot tu vi ( a kind of steamed flat cake).
The 100 traditional cakes made from palmyra palm set a Vietnamese record at the competition on August 5.
Organisers presented a first prize to a team from Ba Ria-Vung Tau, two second prizes to teams from An Giang's Tri Ton district and Dong Nai province and three third prizes to those from Kien Giang, Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang's Cho Moi district.
The Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) granted a certificate recognising the 100 cakes, made by 10 teams at the competition, as a Vietnamese record to the An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Centre.
The Southern Traditional Cake Festival attracts the participation of 21 provinces and cities nationwide, with 400 booths featuring traditional cakes, tourism products, items under One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme, regional specialties, and local dishes./.
Compiled by BTA