Meet the "boss" of a nearly 40-year-old roast pork shop in Ho Chi Minh City who is willing to sell a 15K loaf of bread full of meat without profit, her daughter and daughter-in-law are both beautiful and skillful at "dancing with knives" to help her mother.

Kim Mai shop is a familiar address for fans of crispy roasted pork skin. With nearly 40 years of experience in the profession, the pork here is considered delicious, high quality and the price is also very reasonable. Besides, many people visit the shop for the roasted pork bread at only 15,000 VND/loaf.

Super crowded roast pork shop in Saigon, daughter and daughter-in-law help mother get compliments for being both pretty and skillful at cutting meat

Passing by Pham Phu Thu Street, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, you will come across a roast pork shop located right on the street where customers are always bustling. On the shop's table, pieces of roast pork, char siu, spare ribs, pork skin, thigh meat... are stacked on top of each other "like a mountain" extremely attractive.

Kim Mai roast pork shop with "mountains" of meat displayed on the table for customers to buy.

That is the Kim Mai roast pork shop, which has been around for nearly 40 years. Kim Mai is also the name of the famous "boss" of this roast pork shop. It is called a roast pork shop, but it sells all kinds of dishes related to pork, and the prices are also very reasonable. A quick overview here is that roast pork is 320,000 VND/kg, char siu, ham, and spare ribs are 300,000 VND/kg, and the most expensive is pork skin at 500,000 VND/kg.

The roasted meat pieces with crispy skin. The pork belly with lean and fatty parts mixed together looks soft, moist and delicious.

Talking about the roasted pork at Kim Mai, just looking at it is delicious, the pork belly with a moderate amount of fat and lean meat, the skin layer on top with a shiny orange-yellow color, popping crispy. If you like the pork skin, there are separate pieces of skin sold. The pork skin seems to be expensive but in fact, 100g is a lot. The pork skin is large in size with a beautiful amber color, not only pleasing to the eye but also delicious, the skin has been removed of all the fat so it will not be greasy when eaten. Therefore, this is also one of the dishes that customers love very much.

If you like crispy pork skin, you can buy these pieces separately. The pork skin here costs 500,000 VND/kg.

Ms. Kim Mai, 56 years old, shared: "The pork my family makes is delicious, I sell at a good price because I sell in large quantities, not cheap goods. All of the goods are high quality, genuine goods. There are many types of pork, but I buy hot pork wholesale, pork is expensive. I make little profit but I sell in large quantities. I share the profit with the people who work here, creating jobs for everyone, dozens of people."

Thanks to the special recipe of marinating and keeping the temperature right, the meat at Kim Mai is always delicious. That is why customers visit the shop continuously. Especially, the meat here is transported from the oven in batches, not taken at once and sold all day, so the meat is always fresh and hot.

Customers flock to Kim Mai roast pork shop. The shop is always busy.

Ms. Mai's daughter often helps her mother sell in the afternoon.

If you visit Kim Mai roast pork shop in the morning, you will see the owner's daughter-in-law, and if you come here in the afternoon, you will see her daughter selling goods. It is known that both her daughter-in-law and daughter are now helping out in the family roast pork shop. They both have in common that they are both very pretty and very skilled at cutting pork.

Ms. Kim Mai (right) and her biological daughter.

Ms. Kim Mai confided: "My daughter-in-law used to do a few jobs, but now she does this job for me. She does this job mainly. My daughter-in-law sells from morning to noon, while my daughter helps out in the morning and sells in the afternoon."

Ms. Mai is good at cutting meat, but her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law are not far behind. When customers order, the meat is chopped quickly and evenly by Ms. Mai's daughter and daughter-in-law. In just a moment, the meat the customer ordered is prepared in a flash. The sound of the "knife dancing" on the cutting board is also very rhythmic, making many customers excited.

The daughter-in-law is also Kim Mai's right-hand woman. Mai's daughter-in-law scores points with her pretty appearance and skillful pork chopping skills.

Selling roasted pork bread for 15k without profit because I want everyone to enjoy it.

Besides meats, roasted pork bread is a very popular dish at Kim Mai's shop. It is worth noting that a roasted pork bread here costs only 15,000 VND. The price is cheap and affordable, but the inside is full of extremely high-quality roasted pork filling... If anyone wants to eat more, they can order a loaf for 20,000 - 25,000 VND, but basically a loaf of 15,000 VND is very "good" and filling enough.

A roast pork sandwich costs only 15 thousand dong but is "full" of filling.

Talking about her shop's roasted pork sandwich, Ms. Kim Mai confided: "Selling roasted pork sandwich for 15 thousand like that, I almost have no profit for myself, I make profit from other dishes. But I see that my sandwich is full of delicious meat, not just a few pieces of meat. That's why everyone can enjoy my sandwich."

The roast pork used to make the sandwich filling is just as good as the one sold for take-out.

Instead of using the "leftover" meat to make bread filling, Ms. Mai's shop is willing to take delicious pieces of roast pork to sell to customers to take away. For Ms. Mai, if she sells to customers, it has to be delicious.

Indeed, the hot and crispy bread, the chopped roasted pork is neatly arranged along the bread combined with the thick sauce made from the juices that dripped out when roasting the meat, is truly irresistible. Take a bite and you will feel the crispy skin, the rich pork, the salty and sweet sauce, the cucumber and vegetables help the whole thing blend and reduce the feeling of fullness.

Hot crispy roast pork sandwiches.

It can be said that with the price of 15,000 VND, everyone can enjoy a delicious and filling sandwich. That is also one of the reasons why Kim Mai roasted pork shop is so popular with customers.

The price list at Kim Mai shop is posted right outside for customers to easily follow.

If you have a chance to visit District 6, try buying roast pork at Kim Mai shop!

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