According to the Decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, "Pho Nam Dinh" was included by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage in the form of folk knowledge.
Pho Nam Dinh fully meets the criteria: representative, showing community and local identity; reflects cultural diversity and human creativity, inherited through many generations; resilient and long lasting; approved by the community, voluntarily nominated and committed to protection.
Nam Dinh is the hometown of pho. Pho is a popular dish in Vietnamese culinary culture, loved by many people not only in the country but also in many countries around the world. Over time, pho has become the pride of the land and people of Nam Dinh; Affirming the value of the culinary brand with unique features.
Previously, in the city. Nam Dinh held the opening ceremony of Pho Festival 2024 with the theme "Vietnamese Pho Road".
Pho Festival 2024 is organized to elevate the position of pho to become a brand, thereby honoring the pho profession as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage; Aiming to request competent authorities to allow the preparation of a dossier to submit to UNESCO for registration on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
