The fifth southern traditional cake festival slated for next year in Can Tho city will be the highlight of the Mekong Delta Tourism Week and the 2016 National Tourism Year.
During the working session with Can Tho People’s Committee leaders in Hanoi on October 13, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai suggested the city boost communications to make the festival more attractive to visitors.
The festival will include nine activities with the aim to introduce visitors the southern region’s traditional cakes.
A cake-making contest, a cake exhibition and a street carnival will also take place during the festival.
The southern region is famous for a lot of cakes that dates back thousands of years. The most famous of these are Banh tet, a cylindrical glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and pork fat; Banh u, a small, pyramidal glutinous rice cake; and Banh tet la cam, a cylindrical violet glutinous rice cake.
Other traditional cakes eaten daily and on major holidays include Banh xeo (pancake) and Banh bo dua (coconut-flavoured sponge cake).
During the working session with Can Tho People’s Committee leaders in Hanoi on October 13, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Huynh Vinh Ai suggested the city boost communications to make the festival more attractive to visitors.
The southern region is famous for a lot of cakes such as Banh tet.
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A cake-making contest, a cake exhibition and a street carnival will also take place during the festival.
The southern region is famous for a lot of cakes that dates back thousands of years. The most famous of these are Banh tet, a cylindrical glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and pork fat; Banh u, a small, pyramidal glutinous rice cake; and Banh tet la cam, a cylindrical violet glutinous rice cake.
Other traditional cakes eaten daily and on major holidays include Banh xeo (pancake) and Banh bo dua (coconut-flavoured sponge cake).
