Although located in Nguyen Van Troi market (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), for many years now, many customers have regularly visited the Hue cake shop of Ms. Thuy Linh (59 years old) and her sisters to enjoy it because they are… addicted.
Started a business with my stepmother since I was a little kid.
In the afternoon, after a sudden rain in Ho Chi Minh City, I stopped by Nguyen Van Troi market. The Hue cake shop of Ms. Linh and her sisters is located in a small alley on Le Van Sy Street (District 3).
Mrs. Linh's sisters' shop is attractive with many types of Hue cakes located in Nguyen Van Troi market.
[CLIP]: Attractive 40-year-old Hue cake shop located in Nguyen Van Troi market.
At around 3pm, I met Ms. My Tien (56 years old), Ms. Linh's younger sister, who was looking after the shop and busy serving customers. She said that the shop opens at 1pm and usually sells out by 5pm or 6pm. Her sisters split shifts to sell with a few relatives and children in the house for convenience, and it has been like this for decades.
Mrs. My Tien said that the restaurant was opened by her three sisters and stepmother in 1977, also at Nguyen Van Troi market, and has remained unchanged for many years. All of this is just to make a living, to feed and clothe the family, as her family has 7 siblings.
“At that time, my sisters and I were still very young. Linh was 14 years old, and I was about 11, but I was already helping my mother and sisters. My family is originally from Hue, so we decided to sell traditional Hue cakes,” she confided.
Mrs. Tien has been helping her sister sell since she was 11 years old.
Each meal from 32,000 VND.
After selling with their stepmother for more than ten years, the three sisters took over the shop. Instead of selling only one type of cake as usual, the sisters decided to sell more variety, such as banh beo, banh nam, banh bot loc, banh it ram… to give customers more choices. They have been selling like that since they were little until today, when their hair is already gray.
A special thing about the relationship between the three sisters of Mrs. Tien is that they are very close and attached to each other. Not only do they cook and sell Hue dishes together every day, they also live in the same house. All three sisters have families, living in a big family that loves each other. That is also what makes them feel extremely happy.
"I'm addicted to Hue cakes here so I eat them all the time!"
According to the shop owner, although the cakes are made according to Hue's signature recipes, after many years of doing business, they have made some changes to suit the tastes of diners in Ho Chi Minh City.
Her secret lies in the freshness and quality of the ingredients. “In the morning, my family makes sausages to supply wholesale. The homemade sausages are combined with Hue cakes here, making customers very happy because of the quality. In addition, the dipping sauce is the soul of the dish, unlike anywhere else," the owner confidently said.
Attractive, eye-catching cake.
Talking about the title "Hue cake boss" that many customers gave her and her sisters, Mrs. Tien smiled and said that it was just a funny, cute thing that customers said. Partly because customers loved and admired her, partly because Nguyen Van Troi market did not have many stalls or shops selling this dish.
Ms. Ngoc (58 years old), originally from Hue living in Ho Chi Minh City, said she has been a regular customer here for over 10 years. The first time she came here to eat was when she accidentally went to Nguyen Van Troi market and tried it.
“After eating, I became addicted, so whenever I have free time, I always come here to eat. I like banh bot loc and banh nam, the dishes remind me of my hometown. The prices here are also reasonable! Normally, after eating, I also buy some to take home for the kids to eat, they are reluctant to eat out," she confided.
Meanwhile, Mr. Thanh Hoa (25 years old, living in District 10) also comes here to eat every afternoon with a few friends. Knowing about the restaurant through social networks, he stopped by to try it a few times and then became a regular customer here.
Many people have been regulars here for years.
The restaurant is located at 209/16 Le Van Sy, in Nguyen Van Troi market.
The customer said that he often comes here and orders a full plate of 4 types of cakes. He said he likes each one because it has its own flavor. “I have been to Hue and eaten these cakes. I find the food here quite similar to the Hue dishes I have eaten, but the taste is more suitable for people from the South like me. Every now and then, I still invite friends to eat together,” Mr. Hoa said with a smile.
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