The event was open to all Vietnamese people as well as cooks and students from cooking schools and who are interested in cuisine from the RoK.
The contest attracted ten competitors, each of them had to create a famous traditional dish from the RoK including such dishes as Bibimbap (mixed rice), Japchae (mixed noodles), Gulgogi (grilled beef) and Tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cake). After cooking their selected dish, each contestant will have five minutes to introduce it to audience members.
Nguyen Dang An has been selected as the most outstanding competitor, who will have the chance to join a training course teaching cooking methods of RoK cuisine, then attend the final round of the 2015 Korean cooking contest in the RoK along with contestants from 19 other countries around the world.
The first prize winner will receive US$10,000. The winner will also be accredited as the official Ambassador of Korean food.
