Heating up Argentina Week 2018 at Hotel Equatorial

December 07, 2018 | 16:14

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Through the luxury yet cozy ambience of an international five-star hotel located where the borders of the city’s four main district intersect, residents and visitors in Ho Chi Minh City will have the chance to revel in Argentinian culture during Argentina Week scheduled between December 5 and 10.

heating up argentina week 2018 at hotel equatorial

Talented chef Alberto Curia will deliver a wide range of unique Argentinian dishes at Chit Chat restaurant in the Hotel Equatorial. The guests will have the chance to experience the authentic flavours of traditional Latin American dishes, highlighted by empanadas, caramelised carbonada humita de choclo, stewed pork neck with Malbec apricot sauce, milanesas (fried pork), and the speciality short ribs steak served with a glass of Argentina’s premium wines while enjoying an exciting Tango dance performance.

With more than 20 years of experience in creating Argentinean and Mediterranean cuisine, Alberto Curia has served as an honorary chef of the Argentine Ambassador and as Argentina's Gastronomic Ambassador, and has worked alongside the Embassy of Argentina to organise culinary cultural exchange events in Italy, Egypt and Hong Kong, amongst other countries.

Argentina Week 2018 is organised by the Argentinean Embassy in Vietnam to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Argentina diplomatic ties, with the aim of promoting the image of Argentina, its people and cultural characteristics to the Vietnamese public.

By Thanh Mai

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