Pho in the eyes of foreigners in Vietnam - Video: NGOC DONG - SON TRANG - DIEM HUONG - CONG TUAN
As a singer performing at the Vietnam Pho Festival 2023 in Japan on October 7 and 8 in Tokyo, Japan, Hamlet Truong said he felt very happy to have contributed a little to spreading the Vietnamese pho flavor far and wide.
Singer Hamlet Truong - Photo: Character's Facebook
"When I received the invitation to Vietnam Pho Festival , I was very happy. The invitation was timely. I will bring to Tokyo cheerful and emotional songs about my Ho Chi Minh City," Hamlet Truong shared.
After 18 years in showbiz, Hamlet Truong often performs abroad. He said that when he goes to foreign lands, one of the dishes he craves the most is pho: "I like the smell of pho the most. The scent is also a door that opens a space of the past. Once, when I went to the US for a long tour, when I smelled the smell of pho, I felt like I was back home. It felt so warm and close."
When asked where he ranks pho among his favorite dishes, Hamlet Truong laughed: "I don't rank dishes, because at each moment I am "passionate" about a different dish. But there are times when the first dish I think of when I wake up is pho, and there are many days in a row when I just eat pho without getting bored."
Hamlet Truong has eaten many types of pho. He concluded that he likes the taste of pho where he lives the most. Also from pho, he observed the people living in this city.
"I walked into a Northern pho restaurant and ordered a bowl. I had never tried Northern pho before so I was very excited. Then a Northern woman came into the restaurant and ordered a bowl, asking for tendons. I wasn't sure what it was, but from the way she talked, I knew she was craving that dish, and she had stopped by that morning. Northerners crave Northern pho, right in the middle of Saigon. How natural and lovely that image was!", Hamlet Truong wrote these emotional lines about pho on his Facebook.
Singer Ha Van: Proud of Vietnamese Pho spreading around the world
Singer Ha Van has been the MC for many years for the Pho Day event organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper.
As a singer specializing in folk and bolero music, Ha Van has been associated with Pho Day 12-12 for a long time. Coming to Pho Day , Ha Van said she also had the opportunity to do charity work by bringing pho to the highlands and shelters, and also enjoyed famous pho dishes throughout the country.
Ha Van shared: "For me, pho is my favorite dish. I often choose pho for breakfast because it is easy to eat and good for my health. When I was young, my family lived in Dong Nai, and my family was not well off so we didn't eat out much. But every time I was sick, my mother would buy me a bowl of pho near my house and persuade me to eat pho and then take my medicine.
Just like that, I slurped the pho and obediently took my medicine easily. Sometimes I even wondered why I wasn't sick enough to eat pho.
I still remember the delicious taste of a bowl of pho from my hometown, even though the pho restaurant no longer exists. Now, for me, pho has become much more diverse. Vietnamese pho has spread to the world and is a famous dish that many people love. Tuoi Tre Newspaper organized the Vietnam Pho Festival in Japan, which was very meaningful. Pho is truly a bridge connecting nations."
Vietnam Pho Festival 2023 is co-organized by Tuoi Tre newspaper and Saigon Tourism Corporation, with the participation of Hoa An Vang chefs of previous years such as: Nguyen Tien Hai, Nguyen Tu Tin, Pham Quang Duy... and chefs of famous pho restaurants: Pho Dau, Pho Hai Thien, Pho Hotel Majestic Saigon, Pho Phu Gia, Pho'S, Pho Sen SASCO, Pho Thin Bo Ho, Pho Thu Duc Golf Course Restaurant, Pho Ta - Binh Tay Food...
The program is supported by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, and Japanese friends such as Mr. Aoyagi Yoichiro - Member of the House of Representatives, Mainichi newspaper.
The program is sponsored by Vietnam Airlines, Suntory Beverage & Food, Simply Food, SASCO, Dai-ichi Life, ALSOK... The reigning Miss Intercontinental
Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc is the official ambassador, accompanying and participating in the program's activities.
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