“Not Quang Nam chicken, I closed the shop”
At noon on the weekend, we went to a restaurant selling typical Quang dishes of Ms. Suong and her husband at 9 T5 Street, Tay Thanh Ward (Tan Phu District). Mr. Tran Quoc Thuan (44 years old, Ms. Suong's husband) saw the guests warmly welcome.
As soon as I stepped inside, I was immediately struck by the cozy and clean space of the shop that made me feel like I was at home, because it's a restaurant, but it's also the owner's house, so they take care of everything. thoroughness. In the 4-storey house, the ground floor and 1st floor are where the kitchen and dining table are located, the remaining floors are the residence and activities of the owner. In particular, the restaurant also has a room dedicated to guests coming to eat with family.
In the kitchen, Ms. Suong and 4 staff members are busy preparing dishes, while Mr. Thuan receives guests, sometimes helping his wife with some odd jobs. Few people know, the new restaurant was opened a few days ago, from the passion of cooking of her sister-in-law.
Newly opened but the restaurant regularly comes to eat |
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The shop has 8 employees, busy working so that customers don't have to wait long |
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All ingredients, including vegetables such as bananas, were transferred by the owner and his wife from Quang Nam to Ho Chi Minh City. |
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“I love cooking for people and that's why my husband and I opened this restaurant. Since I was a child, I have been able to eat Quang dishes from my mother's hometown, and then fall in love with the taste. I hope to be able to bring my family's own recipe, bring the taste of my homeland to this land of Saigon," said the owner.
For that reason, all the ingredients to cook the dish are mostly fresh and clean ingredients brought from the countryside to Ho Chi Minh City every day to ensure freshness as well as ensure the bowl of noodles "bold Quang Nam" possible.
Ms. Suong is meticulous in each stage of cooking, like cooking for her loved ones |
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Quang noodle bowl "true Quang" |
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The price of each bowl of noodles here ranges from 42.000 VND to 60.000 VND. |
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Food quiz: Where does Quang noodle come from?
In the past few days at this newly opened restaurant, customers regularly come to eat as well as order take-out. When asked what the secret to customers "falling in love" with the bowl of Quang noodles here, the owner smiled and said: "I cook with love, with passion, the food will automatically be delicious. Peanut oil (peanut oil – PV) The thing that makes up the soul of the dish was also brought in by my wife and I from the countryside, and we pressed it manually. Noodles, too, are completely handmade by Quang Nam people, so when you eat them, you will definitely feel the difference."
Next to him, Mr. Thuan also continued, saying that chicken - the main ingredient is also domestic chicken raised in Quang Nam. "If it's not chicken in my hometown, I'd like to close the shop. It is the special chicken part that also makes the bowl of Quang noodles unique here, not mixed with anywhere else," he assured.
Like eating at home
Not only selling Quang noodles, the shop also sells chicken rice and specialties of Quang. The price of the dishes here ranges from 42.000 VND to 60.000 VND depending on the needs of the guests. On the recommendation of the owner, we ordered a portion of chicken rice and a special Quang noodle dish to enjoy.
Chicken rice here is also loved by many guests |
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True to the introduction, when I eat, I feel the difference in the taste of the dishes here compared to similar restaurants we have eaten. Fresh ingredients, harmonious flavors along with the plus points of the restaurant's cleanliness, the friendliness of the owner and staff are worthy for us to visit again and again.
In the early afternoon, Mr. Tan Nhu Tinh (37 years old, Tan Phu district) stopped by the restaurant to eat. The guest confided that this was the first time he visited, before that he knew about this restaurant through the "advertisement" of a close friend: "I just discovered this restaurant, it's delicious and the restaurant is clean."
Anh Tinh eats for the first time |
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After enjoying, he said the restaurant did not disappoint me, from the taste to the space he was very satisfied. “It's different from other restaurants I've eaten at. Besides, eating here feels like eating at home, familiar. Will definitely come back often, "said Tinh.
Next to him, Mr. Hoang Nhat Nam (25 years old) and his colleague also stopped here for lunch and said that this is the second time coming here. In addition to the food, the two guests said that they also "connected" ... the toilet of this restaurant because it was "too clean".
“The restaurant is not only delicious, but also clean. I like it to be clean. Eating here, I also feel that the cook gives all his love to the dish”, Mr. Minh Hoang (26 years old) continued to eat.
The happiness of the owner and his wife is to bring the best dishes of the homeland to diners |
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Every day, the owner of the restaurant has to stay up until 3 am to receive, prepare ingredients and cook. However, the fatigue caused by the cooking work of the couple disappeared when they were exchanged for joy and happiness to bring home dishes to satisfy diners in Ho Chi Minh City.
Food quiz, free eating experience Quang noodles - chicken rice.
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According to the picture above, one of the ingredients (tubes) of spices is used non-aromatic oil to create the unique flavor of the original Quang noodle dish?