'Hanging' bread in Da Nang sounds funny but touching when knowing the reason

"Hanging" bread is a name that makes many people curious, but has gradually become familiar to the uncles and aunts selling lottery tickets, scrap metal... in Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city.

Bánh mì ‘treo’ ở Đà Nẵng nghe ngồ ngộ mà xúc động khi biết lý do - Ảnh 1. — Mrs. Chin (left) happily received the "hanging" bread from Ms. Thao - Photo: PHAN NGUYEN

At noon, Mrs. Bui Thi Chin (59 years old) rode her old bicycle to the vegetarian sandwich shop on Tran Tong Street (Thanh Khe District, Da Nang City).

Over the past few months, this bakery owned by Ms. Vo Thi Thu Thao (30 years old) has become a familiar destination for poor workers like Ms. Chin.

Seeing Mrs. Chin's shadow, Ms. Thao quickly stood up. She took a loaf of bread, split it in half, put in pieces of vegetarian ham, pate, vegetables and then baked it in the microwave. Ms. Thao smiled and asked questions.

When the bread was hot and crispy, she handed it to Mrs. Chin, not forgetting to wish her a good meal.

Mrs. Chin's tired face suddenly brightened. The fatigue after a day of cycling around the streets to collect scrap metal disappeared.

Mrs. Chin said that at first she had heard of "hanging bread", but was hesitant to ask. After many people told her about it, she boldly stopped by.

"Having bread helps me during breakfast and lunch. The delicious, hot, crispy bread makes me feel very warm," said Mrs. Chin.

During the 10 years of selling bread here, this period of time made Ms. Thao the happiest because in addition to the loaves of bread sold, she was able to hand out free loaves of bread to people in need.

Ms. Thao said that a few months ago, a customer came to the shop to buy bread. When paying, the customer offered to buy 10 more loaves of bread, leaving them at the shop, and told Ms. Thao to share them with anyone in need.

This customer also enthusiastically made Ms. Thao a small board with the words "Hanging Bread" written on it and a very cute drawing of a loaf of bread.

This customer hopes that from the sign hanging in front of the bakery, more people will continue to buy bread and "hang" it up at the shop. More people in need will be able to buy bread for 0 VND.

At first, few people knew about it, but then Ms. Thao shared the message with more people. People in need also told each other. This place became a place to give and receive bread full of humanity.

Bánh mì ‘treo’ ở Đà Nẵng nghe ngồ ngộ mà xúc động khi biết lý do - Ảnh 2. — "Hanging" bread has become a familiar name for poor workers - Photo: PHAN NGUYEN

The word "hang" here is understood by many people in a cute sense, meaning to buy and leave, "hang" but not take. The free bread is also carefully made by Ms. Thao with all kinds of fillings exactly like the bread she sells.

Since learning about the shop, many street vendors, lottery ticket vendors, motorbike taxi drivers, etc. have also taken advantage of their few moments of rest to stop by and receive "hanging" bread. Gradually, word spread, and every day Ms. Thao gives away more than a dozen loaves of bread.

The generous sharing of many people has helped the bread "hang" to reach many people in need. Buying a loaf of bread and contributing another loaf to someone in need, Ms. Ngo Thi Huong (21 years old) expressed: "Contributing just one loaf of bread, but knowing that someone will have a fuller meal, that makes me happy."