Vietnamese Farm Produce Introduced at World Chili Pepper Trade Fair
Vietnamese products on display at the 11th World Chili Pepper Trade Fair in Rieti, Italy. Source: Vietnam ’s embassy Vietnam is among exhibitors at the 11th edition of the World Chili Pepper Trade Fair (Fiera Campionaria Mondiale del Peperoncino) in the city of Rieti, central Italy from August 24 – 28, introducing not only its best chili pepper products but also other farm produce, such as pepper, tea, coffee, wood ear, shiitake mushrooms and galangal, VNA reported. This year, the annual festival features more than 160 booths with about 450 chili pepper varieties from all over the world on display. Various cultural and culinary activities are scheduled on the sidelines of the event, attracting hundreds of thousands chili pepper enthusiasts and foreign visitors. The fair takes place at the right time, when the global demand for spices is on a rise, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung said in his remarks at the event’s opening. The EU is now the world’s larges