Thuy Khue Street evokes childhood memories for everyone.
It has become a habit of the people that every year, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, people flock to places selling cakes to buy for relatives and friends boxes of cakes with strong Vietnamese traditions.
Since ancient times, moon cakes have been a traditional dish that is indispensable on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every year. Nowadays, as society develops, moon cakes have also been improved, with many different designs and shapes. However, the flavor remains the same, still rich and attractive not only to children but also to the elderly.
A moon cake brand on Thuy Khue street attracts a large number of buyers.
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Thuy Khue Street (Tay Ho District, Hanoi ) is famous as a familiar address for Hanoians. If we mention Hang Ma Street, famous for its Mid-Autumn toys such as: Star lanterns, papier-mâché masks, figurines, lions and dragons... then Thuy Khue is not far behind with dozens of shops lined up selling moon cakes with a strong Vietnamese flavor. Moon cakes here are sold all year round, however, near the Full Moon Festival in August is also the time when people flock to buy cakes on this street.
Reporters noted that on the morning of September 15, Thuy Khue Street was busier and more unusual than usual because many people came to line up to wait for their turn to buy cakes. Some people bought little, some bought a lot depending on their needs, but according to observations, on average each person bought 2 boxes or more, some even bought a lot to give to family and friends.
People lined up to buy moon cakes on Thuy Khue street.
With a variety of designs and materials, one of the shops on Thuy Khue Street is always the center of attraction for buyers. According to a survey, the price of moon cakes this year is not much higher than previous years, good quality is the point that attracts people to buy cakes more and more.
Coming to Thuy Khue street to buy moon cakes very early, Ms. Dinh Thi Xuan (80 years old, Phuong Mai, Dong Da district, Hanoi) said: "I have been riding my motorbike with my daughter to buy cakes here for 20 years. I feel that the cakes here are very delicious, with traditional flavors, special family flavors, not synthetic like other places. I got used to eating here, but when I ate elsewhere, I felt that they were not delicious. I came here at 6 am and saw a long line of people. Luckily the security guard lent me a chair to sit on, otherwise I wouldn't have known how long I would have to wait."
Hundreds, thousands of cakes are serving buyers on this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.
Regarding the price, Ms. Xuan said that every year the price ranges from 55,000 - 80,000 VND/cake depending on the size. She often buys mixed fillings, including moon cakes and baked cakes, but never buys other fillings such as red beans, durian, etc. Ms. Xuan really likes the traditional fillings, so every year she buys the same cake, because she is very familiar with Thuy Khue and the taste she has eaten for the past 20 years.
Also a customer who came to buy cakes at Bao Phuong shop, Ms. Lan ( Bac Ninh , living in Hanoi) shared that she lives in Cau Giay and when she passed by here at 7am, she saw people lining up to queue. Ms. Lan has been buying cakes here for 10 years and has a good feeling about this address, so she comes here every year to buy. "The important thing is that the cakes here are suitable for the buyers, not only me but also the elderly, they often like to eat traditional flavors. Today, I bought more than ten boxes to give to my parents on this Mid-Autumn Festival. I find the prices here affordable, suitable for my budget, and the cakes are very delicious," Ms. Lan confided.
Reasonable prices and diverse designs make the shops on Thuy Khue street always attract buyers.
According to Ms. Lan, every year she buys medium-sized cakes that cost about 50,000-60,000 VND/piece. Usually, she only buys traditional flavors with mixed fillings, and rarely buys other types of cakes.
At 11am, the number of people queuing up to buy moon cakes was still quite large. The street with the most historical relics in Hanoi, which is usually bustling and prosperous on the days approaching the 15th of August, is now even more bustling and joyful. If we are residents of the capital, we can certainly feel that on this occasion.
A variety of moon cake models for buyers to choose from.
As a Hanoian, Ms. Do Thi Huong (Bac Tu Liem district) shared that she came to Thuy Khue with her eldest son to buy moon cakes. This year, she bought a large mixed cake for 80,000 VND/piece. She spent 6 million VND on the cake to give to friends, colleagues and family. "I bought this cake to give to my employees as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift. For the past few years, I have bought moon cakes here every year to give to my employees. I found the cakes delicious and freshly made, so I went to buy them today to eat on the 15th of August. Today, I went to buy mainly mixed fillings and salted eggs. Personally, I like the salted egg flavor the most...", Ms. Huong added.
A person bought dozens of cakes to enjoy and give to friends and family members.
Ms. Huong revealed that to buy these cakes, she had to wait in line for about 30 minutes. According to Ms. Huong, the cakes at Thuy Khue are not only delicious but the crust is also very special. When eaten, they are not too soft but crispy, so she has been attached to this store for nearly 30 years.
"I really like the service attitude of the sales staff here, the quality of the cakes as well as the prices, so I will always be loyal to this street," Ms. Huong expressed.
In general, this year's moon cakes are quite popular, the prices are also quite affordable, depending on the time people go to the stores to buy cakes. Because, not only Hanoi people are excited to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also Vietnamese people are looking forward to that day coming very close. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival has partly evoked the childhood memories of each person, whether they are over twenty years old, or even have gray hair.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nguoi-dan-nuom-nuop-ve-pho-thuy-khue-mua-banh-truoc-them-tet-trung-thu-post312478.html
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