Tay Ninh vegetarian cuisine has its own characteristics, which has contributed to attracting tourists to Tay Ninh to experience travel and enjoy food.
Cooking vegetarian dishes from vegetables, tubers and fruits
Vegetarian dishes in Tay Ninh are different from other regions in the country in the processing of dishes mainly from local vegetables, tubers and fruits such as: River vegetables, wild vegetables, bamboo shoots, etc. cabbage, bitter melon, melon, gourd, squash…
Tay Ninh vegetarian cuisine shows ingenuity and sophistication in its implementation. (Photo: Phuoc Lac Vien).
Along with that, mushrooms and soy products such as tofu, tofu have created a standard vegan taste, good for users’ health, chosen by many people in Tay Ninh to change their diet. taste, vegan or vegetarian 10 days/month (according to Cao Dai religion).
Pham Duc Chuan, who has many years of experience in preparing vegetarian dishes at Tay Ninh Cao Dai Holy See Street, said that stemming from the regular vegetarian needs of Cao Dai followers, Tay Ninh people have create many vegetarian dishes.
These vegetarian dishes are made from vegetables, tubers and fruits, processed into very rich, attractive and nutritious vegetarian dishes.
Every year, on the great festivals of the Cao Dai religion, hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world flock to the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh for festivals, sightseeing tours, enjoying free vegetarian dishes, which are unforgettable. Okay.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue (70 years old, living in Ninh Thuan hamlet, Bau Nang commune, Duong Minh Chau district, Tay Ninh province) is a Cao Dai religious, with a passion for cooking and always likes to create, learn, and cook. new vegetarian dishes, strange mouth, with its own characteristics, contributing to enrich the vegetarian dishes in Tay Ninh.
According to Ms. Hue, the processing of vegetarian dishes requires more work than those made from animals, because vegetarian dishes must have an eye-catching appearance and special flavor to attract users, especially those made from animals. non-vegetarians.
With many years of experience and rich recipes for vegetarian dishes, Ms. Hue shared: “Who wants to learn to cook vegetarian dishes, I am always willing to share what I know. This is how I keep the tradition, not to lose the cultural beauty of Tay Ninh homeland.
Preserve and promote tourism development
Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tay Ninh province Tran Anh Minh said that the art of preparing vegetarian dishes in Trang Bang town, Hoa Thanh town, Tay Ninh city, Go Dau and Tan Chau districts, Duong Minh Chau, included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage under Decision No. 75/QD-BVHTTDL, dated January 12, 2022 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in order to preserve and respect honor the artisans who are practicing to preserve and promote the unique values of vegetarian culinary culture in Tay Ninh.
With the determination to preserve and promote the artistic value of vegetarian food processing, Mr. Ngo Tran Ngoc Quoc, Chairman of the Tourism Association of Tay Ninh province (also the owner of Phuoc Lac Duyen restaurant in Hiep Thanh neighborhood, ward) Hiep Ninh, Tay Ninh city) said that since he was a child, he has been used to eating vegetarian food with adults in his family, so he has great affection for vegetarian food culture and wishes to build a culinary brand. Tay Ninh vegetarian is growing stronger and stronger.
In 2020, Mr. Quoc opened Phuoc Lac Duyen restaurant specializing in serving vegan dishes. He is constantly searching and collecting vegetarian dishes to preserve and enrich the restaurant’s menu.
Ngo Tran Ngoc Quoc said, so far, Phuoc Lac Duyen has collected and developed more than 500 pure vegetarian dishes from the holy land of Tay Ninh, with the desire to build a brand for vegetarian cuisine and attract customers. Travel, enjoy and consider this as a unique feature, a specialty that must be enjoyed once when coming to Tay Ninh.
Tay Ninh vegetarian cuisine creates a traditional New Year’s vegetarian tray. (Photo: dulichtayninh).
The Provincial Tourism Association is also making efforts to promote the value of Tay Ninh vegetarian cuisine, combining with tourism attraction through connecting with the Tourism Associations of neighboring provinces. From there, increasing the spread to other regions in the country.
According to Vice Chairman of Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Vo Duc Trong, Tay Ninh has undergone more than 180 years of establishment and development. Tay Ninh cuisine (including vegetarian cuisine) has gradually formed and become one of the cultural features of the people here, known by many people throughout the country.
The Resolution of the Party Committee of Tay Ninh province for the 2020-2025 term identifies tourism as a key economic sector, the province expects the art of vegetarian food processing to be one of the tourism products contributing to the development of the “non-food industry”. smoke”, attracting domestic and international tourists.
With the available advantages, Tay Ninh has been making efforts to preserve and promote the value of the destination by organizing festivals, building tours, tourist routes associated with vegetarian food processing establishments, contribute to preserving the art of vegetarian food processing in the future.
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