Last weekend the Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) organised a programme it called “1,000 Vietnamese Families Together with Saigon Co.op Cook Delicious Dishes for Tet” to honour the Lunar New Year as well as traditional Tet dishes.

At each of more than 50 Co.opmart supermarkets, Co.opXtra hypermarkets and Co.op Food stores, which are part of Saigon Co.op’s retail models, 10-20 families and the supermarket cooked a local Tet dish.

Notably, more than 60 families took part in cooking pork braised in coconut water with boiled eggs at SC VivoCity in HCM City’s District 7, where the programme’s main event took place.

A convivial atmosphere was seen not only at Saigon Co.op’s outlets in HCM City but also at the other stores all the way from the north to the south such as in Ha Noi, Vinh Phuc, Hue, Tam Ky, Tan Chau, My Tho, Cao Lanh, Soc Trang, Vi Thanh, Vinh Long, Bac Lieu, and Bao Loc. The atmosphere is evocative of the country happily preparing for Tet.

Besides bringing together so many families to make a Tet meal and create a joyful atmosphere at the start of a new year, the “1,000 Vietnamese Families Together with Saigon Co.op Cook Delicious Dishes for Tet” programme also created a deep impression in humanitarian terms since the food cooked by the families were donated to disadvantaged children.

Along with the delicious dishes made by the families, Saigon Co.op also donated hundreds of computers and thousands of gifts to orphanages and charity shelters providing family-led care and support for homeless, disadvantaged and orphaned children around the country.

The programme also marked the start of the peak shopping month ahead of the Mau Tuat Tet. — VNS