'Hanging' Bread of Love in Ho Chi Minh City during Vu Lan Season: The Story of a Vegetarian Owner

On the occasion of the full moon of July this year, a vegetarian sandwich cart located right in the center of Ho Chi Minh City continues its journey to bring joy to many disadvantaged people with free, warm and meaningful 'hanging' sandwiches.

On the occasion of the full moon of the seventh lunar month, the vegetarian sandwich cart owned by owner Truong Thi Thao Ly and her husband, Mr. Phong (44 years old) located in the peaceful alley 283 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street in Hoa Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (old District 10) is filled with the joy of the poor workers.

Warm and meaningful full moon of July from "hanging" loaves of bread

"Hang bread. These are loaves of bread sent by customers to uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters in difficult circumstances. Today there are 40 portions", the notice hanging in front of the bread cart of Ms. Thao Ly and her husband has been very familiar to everyone in this area for a long time.

Ms. Van, a happy lottery ticket seller, came to receive "hanging" bread from the bread cart of Ms. Thao Ly and her husband.

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These days, on the occasion of the 7th lunar month, in the morning, the beautiful lady’s bread cart is crowded with customers. Among them, there are special customers, such as elderly people selling lottery tickets, collecting scrap metal, security guards… who come to receive free “hanging” bread.

Ms. Van (63 years old), who sells lottery tickets, shared that for the past time, almost every day she has come to receive vegetarian bread for her family as well as a few acquaintances who are facing similar difficulties.

It was those pieces of bread that helped her and her family have a full, warm breakfast and also save some money, because making a living from selling lottery tickets is not easy.

"The bread here is delicious! My whole family loves it. Thank you to the donors and the owners for giving us delicious vegetarian meals," the woman happily took the hot bread to go.

Hardworking workers and free, compassionate vegetarian sandwiches in Ho Chi Minh City

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Similarly, Mr. Nghe (62 years old) who also works as a lottery ticket seller, came to receive the "hanging" bread from Ms. Thao Ly and shared that for a long time, he has received the bread here and sent it to the needy people he knows, when they cannot come in person. What touched him most about this bread cart is the affection between people in Ho Chi Minh City, helping each other with all their hearts.

Witnessing the joy, seeing the bright smiles and hearing the words of thanks from the hard-working workers who received loaves of bread hanging at their shop, Thao Ly and her husband could not hide the happiness in their eyes.

The owner said that her sandwich cart is simply a loving transit station for customers to reach those in need of vegetarian sandwiches every morning. "The hanging sandwiches have been around for a long time, inspired by the loving hanging rice and hanging noodle shops in Ho Chi Minh City. On this full moon day of the 7th lunar month, many kind-hearted people and customers have shown their love, so the number of hanging sandwiches has also increased," the owner added.

14 years of being a vegetarian

Ms. Thao Ly said that after graduating from university, she worked as an accountant for 5 years. Then, she got married. He opened a hair salon, she worked as a makeup artist to make a living and raise 2 children.

The owner feels happy when the bread cart is a "love station"

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She opened this sandwich cart more than 3 years ago, in front of her husband's hair salon, with the hope of earning extra income to cover family expenses, support her parents in the countryside, and to bring her dedicated vegetarian dishes to customers.

Luckily, from the very first days, many customers came to support her bread and now, after many years of operation, she has a stable number of customers. Not everyone knows that Ly and her husband have been vegetarians for 14 years. They have become fated and bonded together, partly thanks to being vegetarians.

Each vegetarian sandwich the owner sells costs 25,000 VND per loaf. However, for charity orders or large orders, she said the price is 20,000 VND per loaf.

Ms. Thao Ly's bread is sold in the morning from 6am to 11am at 283/52 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, Hoa Hung Ward (HCMC)

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The number of "hanging" sandwiches on Ms. Thao Ly's cart is increasing day by day. But the owner said that she will maintain it until she can no longer afford it, because she is happy to be a loving transit point between customers and the needy in Ho Chi Minh City - the city of love.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/banh-mi-treo-nghia-tinh-tphcm-mua-vu-lan-cau-chuyen-chi-chu-an-chay-truong-185250905144608919.htm