The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi is delighted to present the 11th Week of Italian Cuisine in Vietnam.
Launched in 2016 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is an annual global initiative celebrating the excellence of Italian gastronomy, its deep cultural roots, and its contribution to international dialogue on food, health and sustainability. This year’s theme, “Italian Cuisine as UNESCO Heritage: Territories and Outstanding Supply Chains”, celebrates the recognition of Italian cuisine as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The initiative aims to highlight the role of local territories as a cornerstone of Italy’s gastronomic system and as a key to understanding its extraordinary cultural mosaic, reflecting the close ties between communities, traditions and local production.
In this context, the initiatives organised in Hanoi aim to showcase the Italian agri-food model as a valuable heritage of knowledge, traditions and local identities, while promoting the links between gastronomy, sustainability and biodiversity. Particular attention will be devoted to agri-food and agro-industrial supply chains, product quality and the protection of geographical indications. The initiatives will also highlight the Italian system’s ability to combine tradition with technological innovation, integrating production quality and process efficiency at every stage of the supply chain.
The program of the 11th Week of Italian Cuisine in Hanoi will include:
- “CIAO ITALIA! – A Taste of Italian Excellence”, a promotional event featuring Italian agri-food products at GO! Thang Long supermarket
Location: GO! Thang Long (222 Tran Duy Hung St, Yen Hoa ward, Hanoi)
Date and time: 17 November 2026 – from 5:00 pm
- “Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: From Tradition to Tasting”, a workshop dedicated to exploring Italian extra virgin olive oil, from its history to its nutritional properties and health benefits
Location: Casa Italia (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi)
Date and time: 18 November 2026 – from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
- “Food safety: framework and prospective in Italy and in EU. Implication for Vietnam and others exporting countries”, a workshop dedicated to food safety, control systems and traceability of agri-food products, focusing on the European and Vietnamese regulatory frameworks and opportunities for cooperation, including the signing of a cooperation agreement between Italy and the Vietnamese One Health Partnership platform
Location: Casa Italia (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi)
Date and time: 26 November 2026 – from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
- “Protecting Origins, Promoting Growth: A Bilateral Dialogue On Food Quality and IP Enforcement”, a workshop aimed at strengthening cooperation between Italy and Vietnam in the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs), featuring the signing of a bilateral work plan between the Central Inspectorate for Quality Protection and Fraud Repression (ICQRF) e l’Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam).
Location: Casa Italia (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi)
Date and time: 27 November 2026 – from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
- “Italian Wine Festival 2026”, an italian wine tasting festival organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM)
Location: Casa Italia (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi)
Date and time: 28 November 2026 – from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
***
For further information, please refer to the Embassy’s official fanpages:
- Facebook: https://it-it.facebook.com/ItalyinVietnam/;
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italyinvietnam/?hl=en;
- X: https://twitter.com/ItalyinVietnam
***
For media enquiries, please refer to: commerciale.hanoi@esteri.it
