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(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.
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.
The clothing of women reflects the culture of the Muong, Thai, Tay, Dao, and Mong ethnic groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Gongs hold a special place in the cultural and spiritual life of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. More than musical instruments, they are an indispensable part of community rituals and collective memory, echoing through generations as a spiritual thread linking the past, present, and future.
Preserving and promoting the cultural values of the Muong ethnic group has become an urgent task in the current context, as many traditional values face the risk of fading away. This effort requires not only protecting the cultural identity but also eliminating outdated customs and developing a modern cultural lifestyle, contributing to sustainable values for the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
The Muong ethnic culture, deeply rooted in Vietnam’s mountainous north, continues to be preserved and revitalised by dedicated individuals and communities determined to safeguard their ancestral identity.
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