The Italian Cuisine Weeks in Vietnam:
when it comes to Italian cuisine, one week is not enough!
Hanoi/HCMC, November 2020 – When it comes to Italian cuisine, one week is not enough! From the 23th to the 29th of November the Italian Cuisine Week is celebrated all around the globe. In Vietnam, the rich calendar of related events will stretch from the 12th November to the 13th December!
The Italian Cuisine Week in the World is an initiative involving the whole network of 296 diplomatic and consular missions and Italian Cultural Institutes to promote the Italian culinary culture, which is at the core of the Mediterranean diet and so central to the Italian identity and lifestyle. Over a thousand events will be organized around the world during this week, to promote the Italian cuisine and its regional varieties.
Over 10 events are in calendar for this edition, organized in cooperation with many local partners in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Nha Trang.
They include masterclasses with Italian chefs and sommeliers, food and wine tastings and pairings, cultural events and exhibitions, cooking classes, Italian products fair in deli stores, thematic lunches and dinners with Vietnamese celebrities and Italian protagonists of the culinary scene in Vietnam.
Last but not least, dozens of Italian restaurants all over Vietnam, from Hanoi to HCMC, from Da Nang to Nha Trang, from Vung Tau to Da Lat, will present for the occasion authentic and original Italian specialties and menus, at an affordable price, to be made available to customers from 12th to 29th November 2020.
The ambition is to raise attention on the Italian cuisine and products, their connection with conviviality, hospitality, lifestyle and healthiness, but also on the enrichment driven by exchanges between Italian and Vietnamese culinary traditions.
The activities are also a way to pay homage to the entrepreneurs and the workers of the Italian restaurants, a sector that strongly contributes to our economy and gives prestige to the Country and is now greatly suffering the consequences of the pandemic.
A complete version of the calendar is available here.
As in previous editions, the Italian Cuisine Weeks events will be showcasing the best of Italian food and wine culture to Vietnam, through the excellence of Italian products, which are guaranteed by a verified production chain and protected by an effective geographical indications system.
The whole Sistema Italia in Vietnam (Embassy in Hanoi, Consulate General in HCMC, Italian Trade Agency and ICHAM – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam) is committed to promote the World Week of Italian Cuisine, as a consistent and effective initiative to consolidate the bilateral relations with Vietnam.
Video of Italian Cuisine Weeks is available here
Articles on Italian cuisine:
- Ăn Ý… ở Sài Gòn: Khám phá những quán ăn đậm chất Địa Trung Hải / Dining Out In Saigon: Italian Cuisine Weeks 2020
- “Ăn Ý”: Ăn gì ở Ý?“ / Wondering What To Eat In Italy? Here Are Some Ideas
- Tuần Lễ Ẩm Thực Ý / Italian Cuisine Weeks
- Ăn Ý… ở Hà Nội: 4 bí quyết để ăn sung sướng như người Ý / Wholesome Eating, The Italian Way
- Ăn Ý… ở miền Trung: Những địa điểm không thể bỏ lỡ / Regional Heroes: Italian Cuisine Weeks In Central Vietnam
- Nhà hàng Ý tại Hà Nội / Italian Restaurants in the North (Hanoi)
