The event celebrates French cuisine—not just through its dishes but also its festive spirit—while fostering friendship and cultural exchange through the universal language of food.

Hundreds of local people and foreigners came to the French food and cultural festival “Balade en France” at Hoa Lu Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on its opening night on December 1.

Huynh Khanh Ly, Masterchef France 2015, will visit Hanoi to introduce and promote Vietnamese and French cuisines under the framework of Francophonie Day, which is on March 20.