Visitors to the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City were treated on Saturday to soy sauce chicken rice prepared by Chan Hon Meng, the Singaporean hawker chef who received one Michelin star for the dish in 2016.

Two hundred boxes of Michelin-starred soy sauce chicken rice were distributed free-of-charge to guests in the opening of the two-day festival, held by the Singapore Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Themed “Super Shiok” (Simply Wonderful), the event is part of the activities to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Singapore.

It gathers around 20 booths selling Singapore food and hawker classics such as chicken rice, laksa, char kuay teow, satay, among others.

In her opening remarks, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong said through the event, Vietnamese friends will get to know Singapore better and have a taste of the country’s multi-ethnic food culture.

"Perhaps "chao ech" (frog porridge) is one of the first dishes that come to the minds of our Vietnamese friends when they think of Singapore food, but Singapore still has many other iconic and well-loved dishes such as chili crab, Hainanese chicken rice and laska waiting for people to explore," she added.

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong (R) and Consul General Leow Siu Lin (R) taste the Michelin-starred soy sauce chicken rice by chef Chan Hon Meng at the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Besides showcasing the elite of Singaporean cuisine, the event will also have its proceeds go toward the Singapore Business Group’s “Education Fund” (or Edfund), which provides scholarships to needy students in and around Ho Chi Minh City. 

According to the ambassador, until the first day, the event had raised US$26,000 for Edfund and would still raise more during the two days of the festival.

Since 2000, Edfund has provided scholarships to more than 3,000 underprivileged students in and around Ho Chi Minh City.

Below are some pictures taken by Tuoi Tre News at the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26:

Representatives of the festival's organizers and guests are seen making popiah, a Singaporean dish, at the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong and guests are seen making popiah, a Singaporean dish, at the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Visitors are seen waiting for the soy sauce chicken rice by Michelin-starred hawker chef Chan Hon Meng at the Singapore Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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