Tang Thanh Ha reveals life behind the 'rich family door'

Besides the title of “the pearl of Vietnamese cinema”, Tang Thanh Ha is now also known as an ideal woman with a life that many people admire. Although she is the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, the actress of “Suddenly Want to Cry” always surprises fans with her simple yet profound lifestyle.

Tang Thanh Ha - Louis Nguyen and their three children Richard, Chloe, and Mason are currently living in a villa located in the most expensive area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City. Although she is the daughter-in-law of a billionaire family, a "screen goddess" and a successful businesswoman, Ha Tang still devotes a lot of effort to taking care of the house, garden, and family members. Recently, Tang Thanh Ha revealed a weekend with her family members. She spent a rare day off to enjoy the feeling of leisure and peace at home, playing with her pets, and watching her daughter Chloe play the piano.

Tang Thanh Ha never posts photos of her luxurious travels , showing off branded goods, or shopping "achievements". What she shares on social media are simple, everyday moments with her husband and children, and emotional, happy stories of the members of her household.

Behind the "rich family door", Tang Thanh Ha's life is also simple and has small happiness like many other women. She likes to cook delicious dishes for her family. And that is the reason why she is increasingly appreciated by the community even though she has retired from showbiz for many years.

Although proficient in Asian and European dishes, especially her husband's Filipino dishes, Tang Thanh Ha is still fascinated by pure Vietnamese food. Specifically, the daily meals of the family are always filled with rustic dishes such as pickled eggplant, stir-fried shrimp with star fruit, braised fish, crispy fried meat... The ingredients to make all of them are extremely simple, anyone can find them at the local markets in the three regions of North - Central - South.

The 'heart-stopping' dish that Tang Thanh Ha shared is crab soup with jute and pickled eggplant, a summer rice-consuming duo of the North that everyone loves. Jute is a typical summer vegetable, often cooked with field crabs, in addition to jute, Malabar spinach is also quite popular. The soup is sweet and clear, the crab flavor is clear, the vegetables are soft enough, poured into white rice, add a piece of eggplant that is spicy, sweet, sour and crunchy, really "run out of dipping sauce"! On hot days, just a bowl of rice, soup, eggplant, no need for meat or fish, no matter how much rice is "blown away".

Each season has its own food! In the summer, she changes the dish with extremely easy-to-find ingredients. Although bitter melon has a bitter taste, it has long been popular for its folk uses such as cooling, helping with digestion, lowering blood pressure, and supplementing the body's immune system. Thinly sliced ​​bitter melon, iced, or with a little salt added makes it crispier and cooler. The cold bitter taste, combined with rich shredded pork, helps balance the taste buds. If anyone has eaten it, it will be hard to resist. Moreover, the green color of bitter melon, combined with the light yellow color of shredded pork, also brings a much cooler, more pleasant feeling. Just knowing how to arrange it a little, simply, like arranging it on a plate like Tang Thanh Ha, will make a delicious dish.

Tang Thanh Ha is a fan of broken rice, a typical dish of Saigon cuisine , and has often shown off her cooking skills at home. Tang Thanh Ha's house has a dedicated grill, both indoors and outdoors, so she often gathers relatives and friends over to her house for BBQ parties.

Another dish that Ha Tang loves is mackerel braised with tomatoes, not only she but all members of the family are fascinated. After choosing fresh and delicious fish, clean it, cut it into two or three bite-sized pieces and then fry it until the fish is firm. The sauce includes: onions, garlic, shallots, palm sugar, mushroom powder, fish sauce, chili, tomatoes, green onions, etc. First, put cooking oil in the pan, saute garlic until fragrant, then saute shallots and green onions, then tomatoes, bell peppers, enough spices, simmer until the tomatoes are soft. Put the fish in the slow cooker, pour the sauce mixture on top, add shallots, tomatoes, green onions, cook on high heat for 30 minutes, then cook slowly for 4 hours. When the fish is done, it is soft, soaked in spices, enough sour, spicy, salty and sweet, delicious, and goes well with rice.

Another dish that this wealthy family really likes is fried shrimp with crispy pork belly, which according to Tang Thanh Ha "eats very well with white rice". Although it is not a delicacy, this dish originating from the countryside has a very special appeal. The pork belly is sliced ​​very thinly, with enough lean and fatty meat, fried until slightly charred, the sauce is salty and sweet, slightly sticky, with the rich, delicious flavor of both meat and shrimp.

Another time, Tang Thanh Ha introduced the dish of stir-fried shrimp with star fruit. Many native Southerners were surprised when the beauty stir-fried shrimp with star fruit, but in fact, this dish is very popular in the North. Simply, the shrimp is stir-fried first with spices: fish sauce, MSG, pepper, chili,... and finally the star fruit. The best star fruit is sour star fruit, which will create a contrast between the sweetness of the shrimp and the mild sourness of the star fruit, very delicious when eaten with white rice.

Fried mackerel with tamarind sauce is also a rustic dish that goes well with rice. At first glance, mackerel looks quite similar to goby, this fish species appears in the coastal areas of the Central region. In season, mackerel has firm, supple, fragrant, sweet and fatty meat. The fish is easy to prepare, but Ha Tang chose the simplest way: to fry it until crispy. The fried fish is golden brown, fragrant, and dipped in tamarind sauce from the West, which is a distinctly delicious dish.

And here is duck salad served with split water spinach, Vietnamese coriander, basil, fried onions, and roasted, peeled peanuts. The sweet and sour sauce is rich and flavorful. Although rich in protein, it is not boring at all.

With only simple, everyday dishes, through eye-catching decoration, her family's meals still show luxury. Let's take a look at the daily dishes Tang Thanh Ha prepares for her husband and children:

Steamed cod with mushrooms and miso sauce. This dish originated in Japan.

The actress prepared the field rice dish with everything from grilled ribs, pork skin, egg rolls,...

Dinner with attractive pandan leaf porridge.

Tang Thanh Ha switched to vegetarian dishes for her family with mushrooms and garlic sauce.

Clams with scallion oil and peanuts are extremely delicious.

Breakfast menu with scrambled eggs and avocado toast.

Colorful and attractive chicken kebab and turmeric rice dish for the family.

White pandan porridge with side dishes such as garlic shrimp, dried fish, kimchi, salad.

Rich beef stew with mushroom sauce.

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