LOCAL FAVOURITES: HCM City’s District 5 launches a video contest called 'Ăn Ngon Quận 5' (Delicious Food in District 5) to promote the local cuisine with the public and attract tourists. VNA/VNS Photo Anh Vũ

HCM CITY — HCM City’s District 5 is launching a video contest called “Ăn Ngon Quận 5” (Delicious Food in District 5) to introduce local outstanding dishes to the public and attract tourists.

The contest is open to Vietnamese residents and expats aged 15 and over, who are living and working in the city.

The length of the videos should be a minimum of one minute and a maximum of five minutes, highlighting the food, eateries, and culture of District 5. 

An essay about their choice of food and five photos describing the food should be included as well.

Contestants, who can be an individual or up to a group of five, must upload their videos to their own Facebook or TikTok pages before summiting them to the organisers at https://cholonfoodstory.com/anngonquan5/ by September 25.

The contest will be judged by Chử Hồng Minh, chairman of the Restaurant Association of Việt Nam, Đặng Thị Hồng Linh, vice chairwoman of the city’s Department of Culture and Sports, film producer and director Lý Minh Thắng, and other artists.

The judges will seek the 10 best videos for the final based on content, quality, and likes on social media.

The winners will be announced in mid-October, while winning videos will be used to promote the cuisine and tourism of the district.

The contest is part of the Chợ Lớn Food Story, a project implemented by the district’s People’s Committee in 2019, with the aim of enhancing the local culinary culture and promoting local tourism.

The project includes food fairs, a photo book, and a video contest.

Chợ Lớn (Big Market), known as a paradise for food lovers, is home to countless eateries that offer a bewildering range of foods bequeathed by the ancestors of local people.

In the photo book titled Chợ Lớn Food Story released in 2020, the ten most typical dishes in District 5 as voted by locals and culinary and culture experts were featured.

The dishes included dim sum, cơm gà Hải Nam (Hainanese chicken rice), hủ tiếu sa tế (satay noodle soup), hủ tiếu xào (stir-fried noodles), gà hấp muối (steamed chicken with salt), vịt quay Bắc Kinh (Peking duck), mì vịt tiềm (stewed duck noodle soup), sủi cảo (dumplings), and chè mè đen (black sesame sweet soup). — VNS