Opening day of the event on Thursday, September 21, attracted more than 50 representatives of far eastern Russian food and drink exporters, agriculture trade organizations, governmental entities, restaurants, cafes, breweries and hotels, among others.

Russian Ambassador Konsatin V Vnukov greeted attendees and made a strong pitch for Russian food products. As well, several local chefs and food importers shared their positive experiences with Russian beef, dairy and other products.

They also demonstrated creative cooking methods for Russian beef chuck roll, flank steak, top blade and short ribs.

The main objective behind the promotion said Ambassador Vnukov was to help local distributors of Russian agriculture and food launch new products in the retail sector in Vietnam.

It also presents a fantastic opportunity for Vietnamese to view new cooking techniques and creative recipes and sample the finished beef and other fabulous entrees of Russian cooking, he noted.