At the contest with the theme “Medicinal cuisine – quintessence of Ngoc Linh mountains and forests,” Vietkings will announce setting a Vietnamese record of 120 dishes made from ginseng for Tu Mo Rong district.
On April 25, at Tu Tho Resettlement Village, Te Xang Commune, the People’s Committee of Tu Mo Rong District (Kon Tum Province) organized the opening of the International Culinary Contest and set a Vietnamese record with 120 dishes. Prepared from ginseng.
The contest takes place over 2 days April 25-26. This is an opportunity to elevate and honor medicinal plants, preserve culture and create more livelihoods for the Xo Dang ethnic minority people.
With the theme “Medicinal Cuisine – the quintessence of Ngoc Linh mountains and forests,” the contest attracted 21 participating teams.
Among them, there are 11 teams of 11 communes and cooperatives in Tu Mo Rong district; 10 guest teams from Laos, China, Switzerland and a number of domestic Chef Associations and Clubs.
The competing teams are divided into 2 groups, each team has the participation of a maximum of 3 main chefs preparing dishes with ingredients from the medicinal plant ginseng at Tu Mo Rong.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tu Mo Rong district Vo Trung Manh said that this is the second time the district has organized a culinary contest with dishes made from medicinal herbs. The new point of this competition is that it has been upgraded to an international competition.
The district is a supplier of qualified ginseng with enough nutrients for chefs to prepare dishes. Through the contest, the district hopes that the image and useful medicinal properties of Tu Mo Rong district will come closer to the public, to the people and to the world.
Within the framework of the contest, Vietnam Record Organization Joint Stock Company Vietkings will announce the establishment of a Vietnamese record of 120 dishes made from ginseng for Tu Mo Rong district.
The record setting has affirmed the value, quality, and appeal of Tu Mo Rong ginseng compared to ginseng grown in other regions and localities.
Through the contest, the district will print a recipe book for preparing dishes from Tu Mo Rong ginseng, then widely distribute it so that everyone, every home in Vietnam and the world can prepare it themselves. used by relatives.
Within the framework of the Competition, other activities will take place such as the 2nd school youth gong and oval festival in 2024; Art exhibition “Light up dreams – Breathe life into stone” for teachers and students for the second time; Traditional rice pounding contest of the Xo Dang ethnic group; Contest Journey to find the legend of Ngoc Linh ginseng national treasure; Summary and awarding of video and clip competition introducing tourism in Tu Mo Rong district; Livestream competition on social networks about the International Culinary Contest.
Recently, Tu Mo Rong district has been encouraging people to convert ineffective crops to growing ginseng; At the same time, calling on businesses with potential to invest.
Currently, there are businesses that have joined forces with people and opened factories. When the factory is built, in addition to the 120 dishes made from ginseng that just set the above record, there will be many other drinks and foods made from ginseng, contributing to improving people’s health. use./.
The representative of the Vietnam Record Setting Council awarded the official decision to establish the Vietnam Record with 100 dishes made from Binh Tan sweet potatoes.
