Aspiration to reach far from culinary "resources" - Part 3
With the available advantages, determination and desire of the coastal city's people, Cua Lo seafood brand can completely become a "springboard" factor for Cua Lo tourism to go further, especially after the merger project with Vinh city.
Lesson 3:
Aspiration to reach far
With the available advantages, determination and desire of the coastal city's people, Cua Lo seafood brand can completely become a "springboard" factor for Cua Lo tourism to go further, especially after the merger project with Vinh city.
"Dishes" off the table
Besides culinary "resources", Cua Lo people have been creating new and youthful "dishes" as tourism services that make tourists want to experience.
As the owner of a popular address for young people in Cua Lo town, Phan Cong Duc (born in 1993) shared: “To reach more customers, in addition to seafood and traditional dishes, we also serve European dishes with flavors adjusted to suit the majority of customers. In addition to the restaurant, we also combine the cafe model and camping accommodation. On weekends, we organize live music nights or workshops suitable for young people. These efforts are to diversify the experience for customers coming to Cua Lo and hope to bring the best quality service to tourists from all over the world.”
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Although it has only been in operation for 2 years, the German service complex has affirmed its brand by continuously upgrading its beautiful space, maintaining a steady number of customers in all 4 seasons (instead of 1 season), having a large number of international customers and a stable number of regular customers from Vinh and Ha Tinh.
Duc also believes that after Vinpearl Cua Hoi comes into operation, the number of visitors to Cua Lo will become more and more diverse. If service providers are creative, kind, and meticulous in their work, the door of opportunity will certainly open wider and wider.
As a loyal customer of Duc, Mr. Kent Wallace - an American freelance writer and journalist confided: "I have been to many countries, experienced many cuisines and confidently say that Cua Lo seafood and cuisine are wonderful. I even found my favorite eel soup restaurant in this coastal city instead of in Vinh city. I have written to promote some dishes on the website about Cua Lo town that I built so that international friends will know more about Cua Lo."
In addition to the experiences of swimming in the sea, going to the seafood market, riding the electric car, walking around the night streets…, with a new spirit, young residents of Cua Lo have opened many types of experiential services suitable for the trend. One of them is the experience of SUP rowing to welcome the sunrise.
As one of the pioneers in bringing the SUP experience to Cua Lo, Mr. Nguyen Ho Manh (Vinh city) shared: “Cua Lo is a beautiful beach with a gentle terrain, fine sand, calm waves and open landscape, very ideal for rowing and SUP activities. Initially, we were just people with the same hobby, gathering together to satisfy our passion. Gradually, from the needs of tourists and the desire for many people to experience watching the sunrise, we started to open the service”.
Directly experiencing the sunrise SUP rowing with her family, Ms. Nguyen Giang Linh (a tourist from Hanoi) shared: “With affordable service prices and the enthusiastic attitude of the support staff, these activities are not only beneficial for physical and mental health, but also help children practice courage, and families have more memorable memories. I hope Cua Lo will have more activities like this so that tourists come to Cua Lo not only to swim in the sea and eat seafood, but also to have fun and be healthy”.
Merger – open door
Before the decision to merge Cua Lo town into Vinh city, many people believe that this is a good opportunity for both Vinh city and Cua Lo town. From a tourism perspective, Nguyen Ba Hai - a Vinh boy who once traveled across Vietnam and is currently the President of the Da Nang Paragliding Club shared: "If you ask me what makes me most proud of Vinh, I will answer that it is the cuisine. Not only is the food rich, the taste of Vinh people is also very standard, harmonious but rich, this has been confirmed by many of my friends - people from many different lands. That is also the reason why I believe that the "food tour" of Vinh city will conquer many tourists. Merging Cua Lo into Vinh city will help the culinary experience of my hometown to be expanded, more diverse, and more highlighted".
As a loyal customer of Duc, Mr. Kent Wallace - an American freelance writer and journalist living and working in Cua Lo town, confided: "I have been to many countries, experienced many cuisines and confidently say that Cua Lo seafood and cuisine are wonderful. I even found my favorite eel soup restaurant in this coastal city instead of in Vinh city. I have written to promote some dishes on the website about Cua Lo town that I built so that international friends will know more about Cua Lo."
When talking about Vinh, we cannot help but mention its geographical location. The wonderful intersection allows visitors to visit by road, rail and air. With the current transport infrastructure, with just an 11km ride on a 72m road, visitors can go from the city center to Cua Lo beach. Along with Vinh orange specialties, Nghe eel, Cua Lo squid and seafood will certainly be positioned on the domestic and international tourist map.
At the contest "Good Chef - Honoring Cua Lo Cuisine" in 2024, the phrase "aspiration to reach far" was mentioned many times in the presentations of the units. That spirit can be completely felt in the presentation, in each shared word, in each dish.
On the dining table of Nghi Thuy ward at the "Good Chef - Honoring Cua Lo Cuisine" Contest in 2024, there was a model of a large wooden fishing boat, which was very delicately designed. In the presentation, the representative of the chefs of Nghi Thuy ward said: "The image of the fishing boat is both close to our lives and represents the aspiration of Cua Lo fishermen to go far. We go far to stick to the sea, catch seafood, develop the economy, protect our homeland's sea and islands... and we believe that Cua Lo tourism will develop and go further in the future." Those sincere and decisive words were enough to touch the hearts of all the children of the coastal city.
