Thu Thao queued up behind a dozen folks and waited greater than quarter-hour in entrance of a fast-food truck on Cach Mang Thang Tam Road in Tan Binh District to purchase six grilled sausages on Tuesday night.
The 25-year-old woman stated she was curious as a result of this dish originated from China.
The sausages are organized on a stone tray and beneath is an electrical range. The vendor makes use of Chinese language chili powder to sprinkle on the sausages to boost their taste.
“Scrumptious, aromatic and spicy,” Thao stated. “Regardless that I needed to wait in line for a very long time to purchase it, I felt it was price it.”
The grilled sausage dish has simply appeared in HCMC, with 10 promoting factors positioned on Phan Huy Ich Road in Go Vap District, Cach Mang Thang Tam Road and Le Van Sy Road in Tan Binh district and Pham Van Xao Road in Tan Phu District.
The road meals shortly grew to become common as a result of it was shared on TikTokers, sparking curiosity amongst Saigonese youth.
Ly Thanh Liem, 20, proprietor of a sausage cart on Le Van Sy Road, stated the purchasers had been primarily younger folks.
His stall provides diners with many choices reminiscent of conventional sausage, salted egg-covered sausage, and beef sausage.
Hekou sausage imported straight from China can be favored by prospects, with costs costing VND15,000 per stick.
Liem stated he knew concerning the Chinese language road meals by way of TikTok, so he determined to purchase baking instruments to strive luck.
“Not all varieties of stone can be utilized for grilling. I had to purchase black stone costing VND50,000 per kilogram,” Liem stated.
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A grilled sausage stall on Le Van Sy Road in Tan Binh District. Picture by VnExpress/Ngoc Ngan |
“The black gravel cooks the dish evenly, and the sausage is wealthy and fatty, with out the scent of smoke. The sausage taste is wealthy, a bit sweeter than Vietnamese sausage.”
On daily basis, he sells 600 sausages. The dish was properly acquired as a result of it suits the snacking tradition of Saigon youth.
Nguyen Chi Thanh, proprietor of a grilled sausage cart on Le Van Sy Road, stated that the chili powder sprinkled on the sausages was a plus for the snack.
One of these powder is imported from China and has a spicy aroma of crushed spices.
“Individuals who can eat spicy meals will like it,” Thanh stated.
Final yr, Korean-inspired coin-shaped cake, hand-pounded lime tea, clay-pot milk tea and fruit-based noodles sparked culinary fever amongst Vietnamese youth, with many prepared to queue for hours to strive the stylish dishes.
Nevertheless, they had been principally out of vogue shortly.