Vietnamese dishes marks into Asian Record

(Cinet)- Asian Record’s Organisation (ARO)recognised 12 Vietnamese unique dishes for their gastronomic importance to the region on October 27.

The dishes honoured with food records include Hanoi’s Pho (noodles with beef or chicken), Bun Cha (rice noodles served with grilled pork), and Bun Thang (rice noodles with fried chicken egg, meat, shrimp and vegetable); Haiphong City’s Banh Da Cua (crab noodles); Com Chay (rice crackers) from the northern Ninh Binh province; Mien Luon (vermicelli with eel) from the central Nghe An province; Hue City’s Bun Bo (rice noodles with beef); My Quang (rice noodles with fried pork and special soup) from the central region; Pho Kho (dry noodles) from the central highland Gia Lai province; Banh Khot (coconut-turmeric shrimp pancakes) from the southern Vung Tau province; and HCM City’s Goi Cuon (fresh spring roll) and Com Tam (broken rice).

Artisan Ton Nu Thi Ha and her daughter Phan Ton Tinh Hai were recognised for their cake depicting a dancing phoenix, artisan Y Lan for finding the most colours of natural sand, and artist Mai Dinh Toi for his unique hand-made musical instruments. Toi’s instruments are created using materials including everything from water pipes and motorbike parts to cups and bottles of fresh water.

43 national records named at the ceremony primarily concerned the fields of culture and environment. The record title was won by the largest bronze Buddhist statue in central Nghe An province and a theory of causal relation in the Nui Coc tourist site, northern Thai Nguyen province.

At the ceremony, six new Asian records for Vietnamese individuals and organisations were also recognised. Music composer Le Van Tuan was honoured for successfully creating a special compilation of new songs—called CROR—combining the classical, romantic, opera, and rock genres.
Some typical food records described as follows: