HCM City to host first Vietnamese “banh mi” festival
(VOVWORLD) -Ho Chi Minh City will host the first Vietnamese “banh mi” festival later this month to celebrate bread in Vietnamese cuisine and honor the skill and creativity of bakers.
 A press conference announces the first Vietnam Bread Festival in 2023. Photo: VOV
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The event will feature 120 pavilions of domestic and foreign restaurants, hotels, bread shops, suppliers, and other businesses and is expected to attract 50,000 visitors. It will include a workshop on Vietnamese bread, demonstrations of bread making, and a donation of bread carts to disadvantaged women.
Nguyen Thi Khanh, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association and head of the festival’s organizing board, said: “The festival aims to promote the city’s tourism sector and will be held annually to attract more tourists.”
“Banh mi” is a popular Vietnamese variety of sandwich that shares the same core ingredient - a baguette. "Banh mi" is ranked 7th among the best street foods in the world by TasteAtlas, a website dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants around the world. It was also named among the 50 best street foods in Asia by CNN.