(HBO) - In the morning of September 29th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) organized the awarding of certificates to 121 typical culinary dishes for phase I - 2022 and announced phase II – 2023, the Project "Building and developing Vietnamese culinary culture into a national brand”.
Hoa Binh has 3 out of the hundreds of Muong cuisine dishes that have just been honored as the typical Vietnamese cuisine.
Phase I - 2022, the project received 421 nominations for the culinary dishes from 60 out of the 63 provinces and cities across the country. With the participation of the experts in the fields of culture and history, the food technology, economics, culinary artisans, and cultural and tourism managers, VCCA has selected 121 typical Vietnamese culinary dishes. Among them, Hoa Binh province has 3 dishes and drinks certified as the top typical Vietnamese cuisine, including snail fish with sour bamboo shoots, dried buffalo skin cooking and Can alcohol of Muong ethnic group.
Currently, culinary tourism is one of the important product lines, contributing to enhancing the competitive advantage. The unique culinary dishes of Muong ethnic group that are honored will be the driving force to preserve, promote and develop Hoa Binh culinary culture, contributing to building a local tourism brand.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.