Seoul, Nov. 11 -- Vietnamese flavours stole the spotlight at the recent 15th Multicultural Cuisine Contest in Seoul, where Vietnam's team clinched first prize with a creative fusion of traditional and Korean tastes.

Organised by the Yongsan Family Centre, the annual event celebrates the district's cultural diversity, bringing together communities from around the world. This year's theme, "Global Flavours Meet Korean Taste", reflected Yongsan's vibrant multicultural identity, a district shaped by decades of international influence, home to Seoul's largest mosque and the cosmopolitan neighbourhood of Itaewon.

Teams from seven countries - Vietnam, China, Japan, the Philippines, India, Mexico, and Nigeria - competed to create dishes that bl...