Canadian food introduced at month-long festival in HCM City
A variety of Canadian food products, notably pork and beef products from Alberta province, are being introduced to the public at the 2015 Canadian Food Festival, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11.
The festival features active participation from a number of Vietnamese and Canadian organisations and enterprises, including the Canada Fisheries Association, the Canada Pork and the Canada Beef International Institute.
At the festival, visitors will have a chance to enjoy a number of specialties from Canada such as beef, pork, lobster, oysters, cod, salmon, mussels, beer and maple syrup, with the dishes to be prepared by talented Canadian chef, Nathan Fong and the head chef of Le Meridien Saigon Hotel, Frederic Meyanrd.
Addressing the event, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine noted that there are an increasing number of Vietnamese consumers choosing Canadian products, which is reflected through the remarkable growth in trade exchange between the two countries’ food sectors. At present, Canada’s agro-fisheries exports account for 57% of the country’s total export revenues to Vietnam, Devine added.
The Canadian ambassador pledged to stand by Canadian suppliers and Vietnamese importers to bring the best and safest Canadian products to Vietnamese consumers, particularly as the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the two countries take better advantage of the new opportunities brought about by trade liberalization.
Trade relations between Vietnam and Canada have been growing in a positive and rapid manner. Two-way trade reached CA$4.4 billion from September 2014 to August 2015, making Vietnam Canada’s largest ASEAN trade partner.
Canadian beef is among the country's specialties introduced at the festival.
The annual month-long event is held by the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam aiming to introduce the North American country’s famous specialties as well as its leading food products to Vietnamese consumers.
The festival features active participation from a number of Vietnamese and Canadian organisations and enterprises, including the Canada Fisheries Association, the Canada Pork and the Canada Beef International Institute.
At the festival, visitors will have a chance to enjoy a number of specialties from Canada such as beef, pork, lobster, oysters, cod, salmon, mussels, beer and maple syrup, with the dishes to be prepared by talented Canadian chef, Nathan Fong and the head chef of Le Meridien Saigon Hotel, Frederic Meyanrd.
Addressing the event, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine noted that there are an increasing number of Vietnamese consumers choosing Canadian products, which is reflected through the remarkable growth in trade exchange between the two countries’ food sectors. At present, Canada’s agro-fisheries exports account for 57% of the country’s total export revenues to Vietnam, Devine added.
The Canadian ambassador pledged to stand by Canadian suppliers and Vietnamese importers to bring the best and safest Canadian products to Vietnamese consumers, particularly as the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the two countries take better advantage of the new opportunities brought about by trade liberalization.
Trade relations between Vietnam and Canada have been growing in a positive and rapid manner. Two-way trade reached CA$4.4 billion from September 2014 to August 2015, making Vietnam Canada’s largest ASEAN trade partner.
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