Saigonese enjoy eating hot chè in the hot summer weather, it turns out the "mother-to-son" sidewalk chè shop is 50 years old.

In Hanoi , during the winter, the sweet soup shops will switch to selling hot sweet soups, and in the summer, they will sell sweet soups served with ice. In Ho Chi Minh City, the weather is hot almost all year round, so the hot sweet soup shops will still sell as usual day after day, regardless of whether the weather is cool or hot.

The hot dessert shop is nearly 50 years old and sells out in just a few hours.

On the bustling Vo Van Tan street in District 3, there is a hot sweet soup shop nestled right next to an alley. The shop is small and simple with large pots of sweet soup displayed around the seller. Customers will sit on plastic chairs placed close to both sides of the alley. Just like that, the age of the sweet soup shop is up to 50 years old and this is also a hot sweet soup shop loved by many people in Saigon.

Large pots of sweet soup are continuously ladled out for customers to eat.

This sweet soup shop is definitely not for those who are looking for a cool dessert. Because the shop sells hot sweet soup and they sit outside, of course there are no fans. Around 5-6 pm, the hot sweet soup shop named "Miss Diep" starts to set up shop. Sweet soup is scooped continuously, people eat on the spot, people come to buy to go, bustling in and out, the small alley is crowded and bustling. Just like that, after only a few hours, the pots of sweet soup are sold out.

Various types of sweet soup and cakes at Ms. Diep's hot sweet soup shop.

To have delicious pots of sweet soup to sell to customers, the shop must prepare the ingredients in the morning and then cook the sweet soup. Some beans even have to be soaked the night before. The sweet soup is cooked until the afternoon, just in time to be sold to customers in the evening. One reason why customers love Ms. Diep's sweet soup shop is because the ingredients here are carefully selected and cooked in a traditional way without using additives or colorants.

Mr. Minh Hieu, the son, took over the family's tea shop.

The chè shop is named after Ms. Diep, but if you count from the owner's mother's generation, the family has been selling chè for 50 years. And since Ms. Diep started selling chè at alley 241 Vo Van Tan, it has been more than 30 years. Up to now, the person who often sells chè to customers is Ms. Diep's son, Mr. Minh Hieu.

Mr. Minh Hieu, who took over the family's sweet soup shop, is also the one who makes customers feel extremely comfortable and excited.

Mr. Hieu always has a big smile on his face, asks customers what kind of sweet soup they want, and quickly serves the sweet soup according to their requests. Many people still jokingly call the sweet soup shop "Mr. Fat's sweet soup".

Around 8pm, the chè shop was crowded with people coming to eat and buy to take away.

All kinds of hot and delicious sweet soup, even though eaten in hot weather, everyone is satisfied

The hot desserts here include green bean dessert, taro dessert, ba ba dessert, white bean dessert, corn dessert, whole banana dessert, banana cake, coconut milk-infused sponge cake, etc. The desserts are scooped into bowls and served to customers without any shaved ice or jelly to go with them. It's that simple, but thanks to that, diners can clearly feel the delicious taste of each type of dessert.

Green bean sweet soup, corn sweet soup and coconut milk sponge cake.

The sweet soup is served in small bowls and when eaten, coconut milk is poured on top. Because it is hot, the bowls of sweet soup are lined with a plate underneath to prevent the diners from burning their hands. In addition, when the sweet soup is brought out, it is placed on a stainless steel tray to keep it clean. For customers who buy it to take away, the sweet soup is put into tightly tied plastic bags.

Green bean dessert is cooked with tapioca flour and coconut milk is poured on top.

The sweet soup here has a moderate sweetness, not too sweet. The banana sweet soup is fragrant and rich with banana pieces that are not bitter, the green bean sweet soup and corn sweet soup are smooth and sweet, the Ba Ba sweet soup is delicious with rich ingredients including red apples, taro, sweet potatoes... Banana cake and sponge cake are also dishes that many people love. Therefore, many people who come here have to eat a few bowls of sweet soup to feel satisfied.

Soft and chewy rice cake, eaten with rich coconut milk and sprinkled with sesame seeds for fragrance.

Customers visiting Co Diep's sweet soup shop are also very diverse, from the elderly to families with their children, and there are also many young people who love traditional sweet soup. Ms. Thu Linh, a regular customer at Co Diep's hot sweet soup shop, said: "My house is nearby, so I have been eating Co Diep's sweet soup for more than 10 years. Every week I come here to eat sweet soup 2-3 times, each time I eat a different kind of sweet soup. Among the sweet soups here, my favorite is banana sweet soup. The bananas used to cook the sweet soup are also delicious, so when you eat it, it feels chewy, fragrant, and delicious."

Many customers live dozens of kilometers away from this hot sweet soup shop but still stop by every now and then because they love the taste of the sweet soup here. Minh Trang, who lives in District 11, is one such customer: "I really like eating sweet soup here, but because my house is a bit far away, on the weekends I often combine dinner and then stop here for dessert. Every time I eat, I have to eat at least 2 different types of sweet soup to be enough."

Golden banana cake, hot and fresh from the oven.

If it is on a hot day, the experience of eating hot sweet soup will not be complete. However, on a day when the rain has just stopped, the air is cooler, then eating a bowl of hot sweet soup is really enjoyable.

The dessert is delicious and the price is very reasonable, only 14,000 VND for a portion. The shop opens from 5:30 pm and sells until sold out. On busy days, it only takes about 3-4 hours to sell out.

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