On April 20, the Australian Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City held a press conference to introduce the Taste of Australia event. Ms. Sarah Cooper, Australian Consul General, gave an opening speech about the potential products of the land of kangaroos.
“This year’s Taste of Australia event will continue to showcase the best of Australian food. Through the program, Australia will strengthen its international reputation as a provider of high-quality, safe and sustainable food and drink.”
Chef Luke Nguyen prepares dishes using Australian ingredients - Photo: Australian Consulate General.
The Taste of Australia 2022 program aims to promote the quality, variety and convenience of Australian agricultural, aquatic, seafood and other products currently available in Vietnam such as beef, lamb, abalone, rock lobster, wine...
In particular, this event had the participation of Luke Nguyen, a world-famous Australian chef of Vietnamese origin. He demonstrated the preparation of Australian dishes using Vietnamese methods. In response to Travellive, Luke Nguyen said that modern Australian cuisine has the ability to blend and inherit from many other cultures.
"The characteristics of Australian cuisine come from the strictest food production, farming and preservation processes," Luke Nguyen shared. "When you eat an oyster from Tasmania imported to Vietnam, you can taste the seawater in this area."
The Australian Consul General introduces the rock lobster dish - Photo: Australian Consulate General.
According to the Australian Consulate, Taste of Australia 2022 kicks off with a campaign to promote Table Grapes brand grapes at 113 supermarkets and 80 fruit stores across Vietnam, including BigC, Tops Market, AEON, Klever Fruits...
The program includes a series of events and activities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. More than 40 restaurants, cafes and bars in both cities will participate in the event to celebrate Australian food; some will serve special menus or dishes as part of the program.
