Ben Tre set World Record with 222 coconut-based dishes

An event took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on June 27 to recognise the 222 coconut-based dishes.

The decisions on the recognition were presented to the provincial People’s Committee at the event by the World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings).

The World Records Union (WorldKings) presents to the decision on the recognition to the province.

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Be Muoi said the recognition contributes to promoting Ben Tre’s culture and tourism and the dishes show the creativity of the chefs to create unique, attractive and healthy dishes.

Ben Tre is currently the country’s largest coconut-producing province with over 13,125 hectares of organic groves.

At the event.

The province makes a range of coconut products for exports like juice, milk, oil, and dried flakes.

It plans to increase the organic farming area for products from mature nuts to more than 20,000 hectares and for tender coconut for juice to 100 hectares by 2025.

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Source: NDO