Pho Festival opens March 20
Vietnam’s Pho Festival opened on March 20 in Ninh Binh, staging tastings, artisan demonstrations, workshops and tours framing pho as living culinary heritage. Organizers brought together domestic and international pho artisans to celebrate technique and provenance ( ).
The four-day Pho Festival runs March 19–22 at Thiên Trường Walking Street in Ninh Bình’s Thống Nhất urban area. (dulichninhbinh.com.vn)) Organizers say the event gathers roughly 50 pho brands from across Vietnam to showcase regional variations on a central festival strip. (english.thesaigontimes.vn)) The opening ceremony included central ministries and provincial leaders and featured an art program that traces pho’s journey from traditional street stalls to global tables. (travelviet.net)) Delegates at the inauguration pressed a ceremonial button to mark the festival’s start, according to coverage of the official proceedings. (vovworld.vn)) Programming extends into craft localities such as Vân Cù village, where master artisans from Nam Định’s pho tradition conducted live demonstrations and visitor experiences. (vietnamnews.vn)) Organized by the Ninh Bình Culinary Culture Association in coordination with provincial departments, the festival uses the theme “Vietnamese Phở – A Living Heritage in the Heart of the Modern Era” and will compile practical evidence to support a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage dossier for phở. (sodulich.ninhbinh.gov.vn))
