VN student launches YouTube food videos
HCM CITY A Vietnamese student in Australia has launched a YouTube channel named Vöông Anhs Cooking Journey to introduce Vieät Nams tourist spots and dishes from many regions.
The videos of Nguyeãn Khaùnh Vöông Anh, who is studying cooking arts at Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, depict breathtaking views from the northwest uplands to Cöûu Long (Mekong) Delta, showing locals daily life and work as well as the culture and gastronomy of different regions.
At each destination, Vöông Anh gives instructions on how to prepare a special dish from locally grown ingredients found at markets in each region.
Such specialties include duck salad at Cao Phong in Hoøa Bình Province, Moäc Chaâu grilled pork and calf roll in Moäc Chaâu Plateau, grilled quail in Tuûa Chuøa of Ñieän Bieân Province, black-boned chicken stewed with veggies in Lai Chaâu Province, and hotpot of sturgeon in Sapa.
Between December 2017 and June 2018, she made 14 videos for Vöông Anhs Cooking Journey.
This September, she will head for the northeastern region to make new videos and continue her journey to all cities and provinces across the country. Each clip lasts for five to six minutes and is introduced in English.
Initially, I planned to visit the northwest to learn about two well-known spices locally known as maéc kheùn and chaúm cheùo to enrich my knowledge about ingredients, but then I changed my mind. I wanted to not only look into food ingredients but also to capture special cultural traits, beautiful venues, and good food to introduce to international friends, she said.
Vöông Anh said that she inherited her love for cooking and tourism from her mother, culinary artist Ñoaøn Thò Thu Thuûy.
Three years ago, when reading my mothers book Haønh Trình Moùn Vieät (Journey of Vieät Foods), which introduces delicious dishes from the south to the north, I was inspired to make a journey all over the country to study the nations cooking arts.
When she found out about my intention to visit the northwest, my mom encouraged me to make a fully fledged programme with video clips in English to introduce Vieät Nam to the world, she said.
Regarding her long-term plan for Vöông Anhs Cooking Journey, she said she not only wants to show the world the countrys beauty spots and fine dishes, but also organise similar programmes abroad to introduce her friends in Vieät Nam to beautiful places and good food from other parts of the world.
Her YouTube channel can be seen at https://youtu.be/ CAgyqvcamGA. VNS