40-year-old Banh Cuon Shop in Ho Chi Minh City is full of tables, delicious thanks to the way it makes the filling

The shop owner said that the banh cuon shop has been around for over 40 years and is known to locals, foreigners and tourists.

While making rice paper rolls and watching customers order, Mr. Nguyen Viet Nhan (born in 1977) said that his mother learned the recipe for this rice paper roll from her hometown in Khanh Hoa .

Banh cuon is made and sold immediately so it stays hot and fragrant.

His mother has been selling for decades, now his brothers have taken over the business. According to the shop owner, up to now, the family has opened 2 shops, and thanks to "God's grace", both shops are crowded with customers.

Each portion costs 40,000 VND.

The dipping sauce is just right, not salty, not sweet.

According to Mr. Nhan, to make delicious rice rolls, everything from the way the flour is mixed to the way the filling is made, to the way the dipping sauce is mixed to go with the rice noodles, pork roll, and cinnamon roll must all be perfect.

The tables were full so many customers bought take-aways.

"The filling must be made from hot meat just out of the oven, soaked black fungus that has just bloomed... mix everything together. The fried onions must be just golden and crispy enough to be eye-catching. The flour must also be mixed carefully.

"Our shop uses cinnamon sausage and pork sausage made by family members. Thanks to taking care of every step, we are lucky and have many customers, so the shop is always bustling" - Mr. Nhan said.

The restaurant is always crowded.

This banh cuon shop opened in 1970, then went on hiatus for a while and reopened in 1985.

In the past, water was boiled from a wood stove and rice was ground by hand. Now, a grinder is used and the stove has been improved with an electric stove that is adjusted to the right boiling point so that the cake is not too soft but not too dry.

The rice cake shop is always crowded. Clip: PHAM DUNG

"Thanks to hard work and diligent trading, all of us have been able to buy a house. The shop is open all year round, only closed on New Year's Eve and the first day of Tet" - Mr. Nhan said.

Ms. Tuyet Suong (70 years old, living in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City) ordered a special plate of banh cuon with lots of sausage. Ms. Suong said that every weekend her family goes to the banh cuon shop to enjoy it together. "I like to eat banh cuon here because the banh cuon is made and sold right away, hot and served with crispy and chewy cinnamon sausage, very delicious. I also like the dipping sauce here because it is salty enough, not too sweet, very tasty. The price of 40,000 VND per plate is also reasonable, affordable."

Banh cuon 120 is open from 11am to 9pm every day at 120 Tuy Ly Vuong, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City. Each portion costs 40,000 VND.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tiem-banh-cuon-40-nam-o-tp-hcm-kin-ban-ngon-nho-cach-lam-nhan-196250311112359349.htm