HCM CITY (VNS) — As many as 30 special dishes and drinks from 20 European businesses and trade offices in Viet Nam were featured at the 6th European culinary festival in HCM City on Saturday.

Visitors to the event enjoyed Greek salad, Spanish lamb and paella and Vermeer cheese from FrieslandCampina Viet Nam, which won the top prize in the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest in the US.

European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham) representative Kristof Claes said the festival was an important event that contributed to strengthening diplomatic ties, economic co-operation and cultural exchange between Europe and Viet Nam and helped to promote the two sides' commitments for mutual sustainable development. — VNS