The Da Nang International Food Festival 2019 (DNIFF 2019), the first of its kind in the city, is taking place at the park near the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge in Son Tra District from 2 June until 6 June.

Themed ‘Taste of homeland’, the event has drawn a great deal of attention from locals and visitors.

DNIFF 2019 is being attended by famous international chefs from the participating foreign countries, namely Germany, Mexico, Australia, India, China, Srilanka, Lebanon, Sweden, America, Turkey, Greece, Malaysia and Singapore. They are showing off their cooking skills at the event.

This is the first time the event has been held in the city, so it has attracted a great deal of attention from both locals and visitors.

The international chefs cooking their countries’ specialities with local ingredients

To enjoy dishes prepared the international chefs, visitors will have to buy meal tickets, worth 50,000 VND each, to buy food at DNIFF.

Foreign chefs will cooperate with Vietnamese chefs from hotels or 4 to 5-star restaurants based in Da Nang to prepare for their dishes

A large number of visitors enjoying dishes prepared by the international chefs

Every night, Mr Thomas Andreas Gugler, the President of WORLDCHEFS, chooses a typical chef from the participating countries to cook a typical dish at the ‘Big Dish’ area.

Mr Keerthi Hapugasdeniya (in black T-shirt), the founder of the DNIFF, cooking a dish at the ‘Big Dish’ area

During the 5-day event, locals and visitors have the opportunity to see the international chefs showing off their cooking skills, as well as to enjoy delicious dishes imbued with the cultural identity of participating countries at 14 cuisine stands.

DNIFF 2019 providing a chance for participating chefs to exchange their cooking skills and dishes.