‘Culinary Essence of Canada’ Week in Ho Chi Minh City

Consul General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City Behzad Babakhani (left) at the event tlsq canada in HCMC

At the opening ceremony of the program that took place on the morning of April 28 at Lotte Mart supermarket in District 7, the Consul General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City Behzad Babakhani welcomed representatives of the high-end food service, food retail and media industries. of Vietnam.

During the event, consumers Vietnam will have the opportunity to experience many products and consumer goods, including lobsters, oysters, Dungeness crabs, ginseng, fruits, vitamins, nutritional foods and beauty products.

The highlight of this year’s “Culinary Essence of Canada” event is the participation of government representatives from the provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia; Ontario Ginseng Growers Association and British Columbia Provincial Fruit Growers Association.

This is the first time the program is jointly organized at Lotte Mart. The event “Culinary Essence of Canada” is part of a series of activities of the Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City and the Embassy of Canada in Hanoi to promote the Canadian food and seafood industry to the market. Vietnam in the year 2022.

Promotions will take place in many major cities across the country with the participation of large supermarkets and retail chains, convenience store chains and BBQ restaurants, as well as chefs’ associations. of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

This annual program is an opportunity for Vietnamese consumers to enjoy premium products from Canada with preferential prices, thanks to the tariff reduction impact of the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Since 2015, Vietnam has been Canada’s top trading partner among other countries ASEAN, with agri-food and seafood being an important part of bilateral trade. In 2021, the export value of these items from Canada to Vietnam will reach nearly 313 million CAD, equivalent to nearly 6,000 billion Vietnamese dong.