A cooking contest entitled ‘Taste of the Sea’ took place at the Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach in Thanh Khe Dong Ward, Thanh Khe District, Da Nang.

As part of the 'Cau Ngu' (Fish Worshipping) Festival, the contest saw the participation of 10 teams from 10 wards in the district.

Each team consists of 3 contestants

The dishes are elaborately and beautifully decorated.

With the theme of sea flavour, the dishes are cooked with main ingredients of such seafoods as fish, squid and shrimp.

Dishes are cooked by a team from An Khe Ward

Each team brings to the competition a variety of dishes prepared in simple to sophisticated ways.

A team from Tan Chinh Ward brings a steamed fish with the theme of ''Ngu Chau Long Phung'' to the contest

Team from Vinh Trung Ward prepares steamed fish with soy sauce, steamed squid with bananas, and sour soup with cobia

A dessert of the Xuan Ha Ward Team is attractive as it features a boat sailing out to sea.

The contest brings an exciting, bustling and joyful atmosphere to the festival.

Reporting by THU DUYEN - Translating by M.DUNG