Nam Dinh Street, formerly the villages that combined to form. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, when the French brought European urban culture, the "village spirit" in the old Nam Dinh streets slowly faded. And up to now, it is still unresolved, still Vi Hoang, Nang Tinh - the names of two ancient villages in the past. And the village lanes still have names that exist to this day such as: Van Nhan alley, Yen The alley, Dien Hong alley, Phan Chuong alley... Small streets, alleys, and sidewalks are small so neighbors can't help but greeting each other, that is, the village's sticky rice again. Nam Dinh people are still proud of the street names, alley names, nostalgia, like a little aftertaste that is distilled and left behind of an old urban city. The street for Nam Dinh people to remember earnestly, often has the appearance of being in the poetry of poet Tu Xuong, or in the paintings of painter Ho Y.
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Nam Dinh street, unlike Hanoi, streets and alleys in Nam Dinh are more modest, slimmer, still have the same quietness and privacy. Therefore, Nam Dinh people have a habit of walking around the city at night, walking leisurely in a leisurely mood, to enjoy the remaining ancient. And only then, the old Nam Dinh people could hear the faint sound of temple bells or church bells dropping and falling leaves. Nam Dinh at night is the long quiet and empty streets, when the smell of the throne of the past overflows, it is also the time when the night sales of late-night vendors easily make us feel the most. Everything seems to be back to me, leaving all the troubles of a hard working day.
Nam Dinh people still think of a city with 40 Hang Streets in the past, a city with a "town" and then a "street", so Nam Dinh today still has the appearance of a town, bold retail trade. There is a sidewalk corner from 5 am to 8 am that is a seller of vermicelli noodles, after 8 pm, it becomes a place to sell clothes, children's toys, evening: coffee, drinking. The streets have no rest. The streets are like a mother in the countryside who diligently collects all day long from one job to another. That's not to mention the street vendors eating snacks that come and go like pedestrians, sometimes as a pair of light burdens, sometimes a bicycle with a saddle with a basket of vegetables, fish, flowers, sticky rice, and tea. , steamed cassava, fruits… All that life needs. The small street, that small alley is so idyllic, just naturally drifting.
Nam Dinh street, also known as the land of street food. Just a few steps in the corner of the ancient town, you can enjoy and contemplate a whole Thanh Nam culture through unique dishes. These are: roasted peanuts with basil, roasted corn with red lights; steamed rolls; beef salad with spring rolls; one-eyed lady cake; Ms. Thi's green bean sticky rice; Thai grandmother chicken porridge; Ms. Duong's mixed tea; Mr. Xuyen's shrimp cakes; Mrs. Hong's sticky rice; Mr. Hong's sticky rice; Ms. De sprouted vermicelli, Banh cuon from Kenh Ba Phuong village; Mrs. Chung black bean sticky rice; Mrs. Hoi's sugar sticky rice; Miss Nga's chicken; Pho Ba Dan; Church bun cha, wonton noodles Le Hong Phong,…
Nam Dinh street, now much expanded, small streets and alleys are noisier than before, but in people's minds, small streets and alleys still retain their peace. It is a layer of culture that has become sediment that anyone who is attentive walking along the streets can still see. After that cramped jostling, a small alley in Nam Dinh, a small street with the people of the old urban land still shows up in behavior, communication, and that is the way of life.
Tran Huyen Nga
