Banh mi awaits in Binh Duong: Evenly spread pate, crispy pork rinds and irresistibly rich and fragrant sauce

A loaf of bread that makes many diners wait because of its "unique" flavor - Photo: DANG KHUONG

Near Thu Dau Mot market ( Binh Duong ), almost everyone knows Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ba's bakery.

Mrs. Ba is 65 years old this year, her back is hunched. Although she is no longer agile, she is still nimble when it comes to handling bread.

Every time her shop was mentioned, regular customers would imagine a long line of people waiting. Gradually, customers started calling the shop the waiting sandwich shop.

The secret to making customers wait for bread

This long-awaited bakery has long been associated with many generations of Binh Duong people and Mrs. Ba’s life. Before she was born, her mother, Mrs. Tran Thi Ut, sold this bread.

When her mother was sick, Mrs. Ba continued to preserve the flavor of her mother's bread - Photo: DANG KHUONG

At that time, bread was very close to daily life, people learned how to make it from each other. Mrs. Ut also learned how to make it from the loaves of bread she ate, then figured out the recipe herself.

At the age of 15, Mrs. Ba started helping her mother with wholesale. While helping, she also learned from her mother how to process and season. Later, Mrs. Ut suffered a stroke and could no longer sell, so Mrs. Ba took over her mother's job to maintain this flavor.

When asked about preparing ingredients to sell in a day, Mrs. Ba confided that she had to start working from 4am. The ingredients in the sandwiches such as fried onions, pork rinds, pate, peanuts, meat, meatballs, etc. were all made by her.

For spring rolls and sausages, she got her regular supply from her mother.

"I got that place from my grandparents, then from the current seller's parents, I didn't buy from another place.

"I only get the sausage hot every day and sell it all on the same day without putting it in the fridge" - Mrs. Ba said.

The most difficult and most dedicated step in the dish is making the pate and meatballs.

She said the pate is mainly made of liver, fat, onions, garlic and finely ground flour. It sounds simple, but her pate has a strange aroma and richness.

Mrs. Ba smiled and "complained": "Making pate and meatballs is hard. After making the meatballs, I had to sit there kneading and squeezing until I almost died, squeezing until my arms were tired."

Evenly spread pate, crispy fried pork rinds and irresistible fatty and fragrant sauce

What attracts customers to wait is not only the delicious taste of the bread, but also the "unique" things that few places have.

Ba Ba's bread is a combination of meat, pate, butter, ham, peanuts, fried onions, spring rolls, crispy fried pork rinds, sauce...

Toasting the bread to make it hotter and crispier is also something that the shop's customers love - Photo: DANG KHUONG

For the pate, Mrs. Ba does not spread a thick layer on the inside of the cake, she only gives a thin layer first, then continues to alternate each layer with food.

Therefore, customers do not feel the pate is too strong, but the aroma will be gentle and cover the whole loaf, as if the aroma is in each ingredient that is immediately felt as soon as you eat it.

Crispy fried pork rinds with fried onions and peanuts is also an interesting experience for diners. The combination of these two ingredients in bread would make diners feel dry, but they are crispy and blend together in an indescribable way.

After adding all the ingredients, Mrs. Ba carefully and meticulously poured in the sauce. The sauce was made from coconut water bought and boiled with the meat, seasoned and cooked with the meatballs, so it was very fatty and fragrant.

She said this is the step where she has to please the customers. "If they like salty food, I pour it heavily, otherwise I just spray a little bit, otherwise they won't be able to eat it" - she shared.

Finally, place the bread with all the food on the oven. When turned evenly, the outer layer of dough will be crispy, and the food inside will be slightly hot. The experience is even more special when eaten in cold, rainy weather.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/banh-mi-cho-doi-o-binh-duong-pate-quet-deu-top-mo-gion-va-nuoc-sot-beo-thom-kho-cuong-20240827162553656.htm