Vietnamese cuisine brings Vietnam - Japan people closer

Phở Vui is a famous pho restaurant in Japan and focuses on serving delicious Vietnamese flavours and bringing joyful and comfortable moments to diners.
Lễ hội Phở Việt Nam để lại ấn tượng đẹp với người dân Nhật Bản
The first large-scale Vietnamese Pho Festival has been held in Tokyo, attracting many Japanese people. (Photo: WVR)

“Pho” (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) is the phrase Japanese people search for the most when looking into Vietnam. The dish is rich in Vietnamese flavour and has already conquered the most demanding of diners in the Land of the Rising Sun, becoming a cultural bridge bringing Vietnam and Japan closer together.

Phở Vui is a famous pho restaurant in Japan and focuses on serving delicious Vietnamese flavours and bringing joyful and comfortable moments to diners.

Such tastes are even more special when you can enjoy them right in the middle of Tokyo.

To satisfy the yearning among Vietnamese people in Japan for the taste of hometown pho and among Japanese wanting to enjoy a bowl of hot noodles, the first large-scale Vietnamese Pho Festival has been held in Tokyo.

Lễ hội Phở Việt Nam để lại ấn tượng đẹp với người dân Nhật Bản
Not only hot Vietnamese pho but packets of instant pho and Cung Dinh, Hao Hao, and Omachi instant noodles are all familiar brands widely welcomed by Japanese people. (Photo: WVR)

It was also the first pho festival held abroad.

Not only hot Vietnamese pho but packets of instant pho and Cung Dinh, Hao Hao, and Omachi instant noodles are all familiar brands widely welcomed by Japanese people.

These noodles are available at any supermarket or convenience store in Japan. Imports of Vietnamese instant noodles in 2022 were worth more than 3.3 million USD, representing an increase of 5.6-fold compared to 2017.

The number of Vietnamese people living in Japan is on the rise and currently stands at about 500,000. Vietnamese culture and cuisine are also becoming closer and more familiar to Japanese people as these numbers grow.

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(Source: VNA)