HANOI, April 16 (Xinhua) -- An Asian food festival will be held for the first time in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on April 20-22, and in northern Ha Long city on April 27-29, its organizers said on Monday.
The festival will feature over 100 food booths where chefs and bartenders from countries such as South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam will demonstrate their talents.
Famous Chinese-American chef and food writer Martin Yan will show his skills at the festival in Hanoi along with his Vietnamese counterparts.
The festival in Ha Long, home to the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay, will also include hot air balloon trips and a charity color run at which runners will be given T-shirts and bags of food color powder to throw at each other during the race.
