Ink soup porridge recall memories of many students in Saigon

Ink soup porridge recall memories of many students in Saigon

The homogeneous porridge in front of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture made many architects into ecstatic craving when they remember about their youth.

Located on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, opposite the University of Architecture and Economics School, nearly 35 years, Thanh Son ink bowl associated with memories of generations of students in Saigon.

"At that time across the road there is a School of Architecture students, so I cook the soup porridge in the cartridge. I expect students are very interested in every afternoon to eat a lot, "Thanh said the owner.

In the early days of sale, there are only a few small tables near the sidewalk, selling from afternoon to evening. The price of each bowl of porridge is only ink and blood of more than 1,000, then gradually increased to 2,500. The students are mainly students of the School of Architecture and Economics.

"Many guests are now successful architects, famous for their great works. They sometimes come back to eat porridge and are still addicted to our crossing, "the shopkeeper said.

According to the comments of many architects who were guests of the restaurant, the porridge in this sweet natural ink is dried by squid and dried shrimp, the owner also added ginger sliced ​​glazed porridge makes delicious mouth.

Due to the relatively stable quality, the price is so popular that students see this food as a hunger relief. Today, the shop also sells soup. Students come to eat outside the office staff also.

In addition to the porridge cooked with dried squid and blood, boiled pig skins cut rectangular pieces that are attached to the popular porridge.

Scallions, cilantro are two kinds of herbs can not lack with ink bowls.

Duck eggs in hubble medicine are served. If you want to eat, customers call for 12,000 VND / egg. According to the gourmet, the taste of this egg is very good with squid.

Restaurant service from 9h to 22h, guests also no sitting on the sidewalk but sitting inside the house. If you do not use this egg, it will cost VND 25,000. Not as big as the others, but the rounded porridge is full of ink that makes people want to come back again.


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