The qualifying round of the Southern Central region of the Golden Spoon Awards was held in Nha Trang City on November 11 with the participation of eight units, restaurants and hotels from provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh.
The qualifying round of the Southern- Central region of the Golden Spoon Awards was held in Nha Trang City on November 11 with the participation of eight units, restaurants and hotels from provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh.
The Golden Spoon Awards, jointly held by Minh Long I Co., Ltd., Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association and Business Research & Enterprise Support Center, takes place in 9 provinces and cities and attracts hundreds of professional chefs nationwide. Through the contest, the organizers hope to discover and introduce delicious local dishes to tourists.
After the regional qualifying rounds, 22 chosen teams will enter the semi-final which is planned to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on December 24 and 31, respectively. Afterwards, 10 excellent teams will be selected for the final round in Binh Duong Province on January 14, 2014. The winner will get the award worth VND1 billion.
In the qualifying round of the Southern Central region held in Nha Trang City, the chefs provided many delicious typical dishes of each region which were highly appreciated by the jury who are famous culinary professionals.
Finally, four teams including Kaya restaurant (Phu Yen Province), Sanest 1 restaurant and Nha Trang Vocational College (Khanh Hoa Province) and Saigon – Quy Nhon Tourism Joint Stock Company (Binh Dinh Province) were chosen to the semi-final held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 31, 2013.
Following are some images in the contest.
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| Competitive atmosphere in contest. |
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| Chefs preparing dishes. |
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| Actor Ha Tri Quang introduces Sanest restaurant’s specialty “braised pigeon with salangane’s nest” (bo cau tiem yen) to TV viewers. |
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| Local specialties are not only meticulously processed but also spectacularly plated. (Photo: Contestants from Nha Trang Vocational College by their completed dishes). |
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| Decorative flowers carved from pumpkins and watermelons. |
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| Unique idea about nation’s seas and islands. |
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| Jury includes three famous culinary professionals: Do Quang Long, Chiem Thanh Long and David Thai (from left). |
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| Juries satisfy with a delicious dish. |
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| Sanest 1 restaurant, Nha Trang Vocational College and Saigon – Quy Nhon Tourism Joint Stock Company receive second prize. |
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| Kaya restaurant (Phu Yen Province) wins first prize. |
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Chef Nguyen Van Bong from Kaya Restaurant is appreciated the most highly with typical dishes of sea region like jelly-fish noodles, skin fish salad, salamander spring rolls and glutinous rice cake pinnate leaf.
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