(VOVworld)- The 2015 Canadian Food Festival was launched by the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on November 10 to promote Canada’s premium food products.

The annual event introduced dozens of signature Canadian foods and beverages, including beef, pork, wine, beer, maple syrup and a wide range of seafood – lobster, oyster, black cod, snow crab, salmon and mussels.  Canadian chef Nathan Fong and Executive Chef of Le Meridien Saigon Hotel are featured at the event, which runs through December 9. In his opening remarks, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine said Canadian-made food products are loved by more and more Vietnamese people, fueling trade growth between the two countries.