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  • Fish Skin Salad
    05 12 2017

    Fish Skin Salad

    In the memories of Phu Yen’s old men, there was always soapfish in the last season of the year. It is a type of shark which has the-one-and-only delicious skin.

  • How common ingredients transformed into 5 star dishes
    03 09 2017

    How common ingredients transformed into 5 star dishes

    From such common rural ingredients that once were known as food for the poor, now cooks have cherished and turned them into unique and remarkable dishes.

  • Hue city – More than Royal Cuisine
    01 26 2017

    Hue city – More than Royal Cuisine

    Chefs of team 62 proved that Hue cuisine had not only luxurious royal food but also interesting delicious rustic ones. Hue talented chefs just needed to work with creativity to renovate them to classy dainty dishes.

  • Coming straight to the final with Do Son specialties
    01 25 2017

    Coming straight to the final with Do Son specialties

    A very Vietnamese menu, which was uplifted by new exotic yet rural spices and delicate decoration, helped team 34 to subdue the jury to become the only representative of Vung Tau city in the final round.

  • The surprised transform of Ly Son Island’s seafood
    01 24 2017

    The surprised transform of Ly Son Island’s seafood

    The Golden Dishes menu of team 52, Cam Thanh restaurant, was led by famous Ly Son specialties. Priceless gifts from the oceans, as the chefs called, really wowed the jury and audiences.

  • Delicious stir-fried Mo Qua fruits with Duck
    01 12 2017

    Delicious stir-fried Mo Qua fruits with Duck

    When I had a chance to the southwest in the end of November 2016, it was also the end of Mo Qua season. What a pity because all I’d tasted was delicious stir-fried Mo Qua fruits with duck.

  • The Dance of Spices – the Road to Championship
    12 19 2016

    The Dance of Spices – the Road to Championship

    Spices and ingredients with pure Vietnamese characteristics were skillfully used in dainty dishes of Binh Quoi 1 resort (HCMC), which helped this team to seized the championship of The Golden Spoon contest 2016.

  • LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick
    12 06 2016

    LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick

    This morning, Dec 6th 2016, 15 excellent teams had gathered at Military zone 7 Gymnastic (HCMC) to compete the championship of TGSA 2016. Who would encode the black box and conquer the jury to win the highest place?

  • Excited yet nervous with the black box
    12 02 2016

    Excited yet nervous with the black box

    Top 15 strongest teams of The Golden Spoon 2016 from all over the country have been waiting to meet at the most important and the tensest final round with the noble championship and 1 billion VND award.

  • “Chef of the century” looking for new stars in Vietnamese culinary contest
    12 02 2016

    “Chef of the century” looking for new stars in Vietnamese culinary contest

    One of the brightest stars in culinary world, “Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann, is about to be a judge of The Golden Spoon final round.

  • Crab bologna with five-color sticky rice
    12 01 2016

    Crab bologna with five-color sticky rice

    Nowadays, the crab bologna has become a very familiar dish to foreign diners who love Vietnamese cuisine.

  • Stewed chicken with pink mandarin
    11 26 2016

    Stewed chicken with pink mandarin

    The chefs in Dong Thap Province cook chicken with pink mandarin so as to obtain the pretty color broth for New Year well-wishes, and the slightly sour flavor to dissipate the fatty foods or the early Spring piquant glass of wine.

  • Remarkable variation of fine seafood
    11 22 2016

    Remarkable variation of fine seafood

    Because of the promise with preliminary judges that semi-final round would have all golden dishes, the whole team 31 had spent their time looking for unique specialties from the sea and dry lands to bring to the contest.

  • To wing up Vietnamese taste
    11 20 2016

    To wing up Vietnamese taste

    From the two semi-final rounds (northern and southern) of The Golden Spoon Contest 2016, it’s confident to say that our chefs absolutely can elevate rustic dishes and tradition ingredients up on the world culinary map.

  • Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food
    11 17 2016

    Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food

    With intention of honoring famous brands of Nuoc Mam (fish sauce), such as Khai Hoan and Hung Thinh, La Veranda Phu Quoc team created an impressive varied menu from traditional dishes.

  • Integrative Dishes of the Southeast
    11 17 2016

    Integrative Dishes of the Southeast

    Southeastern region has been always a big unknown among other areas in The Golden Spoon contest. Going straight to southern semi-final round, this unknown even attracted more attention.

  • Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit
    11 14 2016

    Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit

    “Every time is a difficulty but our team is always persistent since we have been cheered and loved. We want to bring our hometown rustic dishes onto party tables in order to affirm values of humble countryside products.”, unbosomed chef Phan Thi Hong Nhi ...

  • Saigon Chefs cooking with... Leaves
    11 11 2016

    Saigon Chefs cooking with... Leaves

    The very first day of southern semi-final round (The Golden Spoon Contest 2016) was saved for the most ardent competition, which is among 10 host teams of Ho Chi Minh city.

  • Expectative Golden Dishes
    11 07 2016

    Expectative Golden Dishes

    From their regional specialties, team 81’s chefs – Muong Thanh Lao Cai hotel – varied and created to delicious and exotic dishes.

  • Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table
    11 07 2016

    Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table

    There were lots of surprises within 3 days in Dien Bien, having a food tray with nearly 20 strange-hearing yet delicious dishes. Famous spices of the Northern Highlands were Doi seed, Mac Khen, Mac Mat leaves, and another interesting seasoning called “cham cheo” which ...

  • Save Homeland Flavors For The Best
    11 05 2016

    Save Homeland Flavors For The Best

    Binh Quoi 1 Resort (HCMC) once again stepped on the top rank of winners with the 1st prize in Southern semi-final round, The Golden Spoon contest 2016, and 50 millions VND reward.

  • Blowing Middle Highland Spirit into “Golden Dishes”
    11 01 2016

    Blowing Middle Highland Spirit into “Golden Dishes”

    “Middle Highlands’ spirit has influenced your whole menu”, said Deputy Director of HCMC Tourism, Guest Judge in southern semi-final round The Golden Spoon Contest 2016, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa.

  • Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables
    11 01 2016

    Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables

    Salt fruits, chicken-gizzard fruits, So fruits, and saffron were used as special spices to create remarkable tastes for deluxe dishes.

  • Taste of hometown through the journeys
    11 01 2016

    Taste of hometown through the journeys

    “One of the most interesting thing as being TGSA’s judge is to meet good old teams, to see your relentless passion to cooking carreer, and to be surprised by your ardent and creative dishes.” This is judge Kim Xuan’s comment about team no.44 – ...

  • Southern Golden Dishes: Rustic yet Amazing Taste
    10 30 2016

    Southern Golden Dishes: Rustic yet Amazing Taste

    Bringing particular wild leaves and fruits, 27 teams from the South of Vietnam (southwest, southeast, middle-south, and middle-highland) rocked the semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Contest on October 26th and 27th 2016.

  • Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside
    10 26 2016

    Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside

    First time being at The Golden Spoon Award, Thang Loi 1 Restaurant (An Giang province) impressed the jury by fried Mắm (fermented fish) rolls. This year, in both preliminary and semi-final round, they really tickles the jury’s fancy with their bold, even risky creation ...

  • The Cooking Show of Chef Artisans
    10 15 2016

    The Cooking Show of Chef Artisans

    If chefs were artists and cooking was a performance, chefs from Naman Retreat Resort Da Nang attractively and notably performed their jobs at the northern semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016.

  • When Ha Noi traditional dishes wear new suits
    10 01 2016

    When Ha Noi traditional dishes wear new suits

    Traditional dishes of Ha Noi, such as La Vong fish paste, stewed snails with green banana and tofu, and young sweet-rice cake were carefully taken care with passion and then they all wore new suits on party table of The Golden Spoon Contest 2016.

  • The First Northern Representatives Reach Semi-final Round
    09 27 2016

    The First Northern Representatives Reach Semi-final Round

    The first day of Northern preliminary (Sep 27th) ended with 4 tickets for the best teams.

  • 19 Teams from Middle & Highlands get in the semi-final
    08 10 2016

    19 Teams from Middle & Highlands get in the semi-final

    The teams are appreciated when combining tastes of the highlands with fresh healthy seafood and other local specialties.

  • 20 Southern Teams reach semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016
    06 15 2016

    20 Southern Teams reach semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Award 2016

    Southern professional chefs shined and subdued picky judges by tropical features of the southwest.

  • PURPOSE AND MEANING
    05 20 2016

    PURPOSE AND MEANING

    Purpose and Meaning

  • Guidelines of the 2016 Golden Spoon Contest
    03 10 2016

    Guidelines of the 2016 Golden Spoon Contest

    The journey of seeking and honoring the best chef of the 2016 Golden Spoon Contest will be conducted through three rounds: regional preliminaries, semi-finals and a final. In each round the team must win over the judges with their cooking technique, presentation of the ...

  • Golden Spoon - Taking Vietnamese Cuisine to the Next Level
    03 03 2016

    Golden Spoon - Taking Vietnamese Cuisine to the Next Level

    Chefs are the ambassadors of elite Vietnamese cuisine. The Golden Spoon contest has been building a ladder for the winners to step up on and cross the bridge into the wide world of culinary delights.

  • Official Announcement for 2016 Golden Spoon Contest
    01 25 2016

    Official Announcement for 2016 Golden Spoon Contest

    The 2016 Golden Spoon contest will officially take place in early June, 2016.

  • The Silent Ambassadors of Vietnamese Cuisine
    12 29 2015

    The Silent Ambassadors of Vietnamese Cuisine

    Without those eager eyes, sweat and tears made by many chefs throughout the three regions, the 2015 Golden Spoons 2015 wouldn’t succeed...

  • A dish from pitcher plant flowers
    11 30 2015

    A dish from pitcher plant flowers

    According to Food Expert Chiem Thanh Long, pitcher plants have long been used as a folk medicine to treat diseases related to the liver. It is dried and boiled with water to be drunk like tea.

  • Top 15 teams reach the final round of the Golden Spoon Contest 2015
    11 12 2015

    Top 15 teams reach the final round of the Golden Spoon Contest 2015

    On December 2nd 2015, 45 chefs from the 15 best teams in the country will compete in the final round of the VND 1 billion Golden Spoon Chef Cup at Minh Sang Plaza, Binh Duong province.

  • Excited about the taste and color of southern cuisine
    11 07 2015

    Excited about the taste and color of southern cuisine

    The semi-final round – southern region, 2015 Golden Spoon contest took place in Ho Chi Minh City over October 27 and 28.

  • Even in defeat Chef Duc Hoang and his team achieve success by promoting local dish
    10 29 2015

    Even in defeat Chef Duc Hoang and his team achieve success by promoting local dish

    “It is so sad! To receive so many good comments from the Judges, yet still miss out on the final round” said Chef Hoang Duc Nguyen. He couldn’t hide his disappointment on seeing the wide smiles on his colleagues’ faces as they made the ...

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