Clam noodle bowl here costs 20,000 VND, diners often order a plate of fried beans and sweet and sour chili fish sauce.
30-year-old mussel shop in the suburbs, selling 2 quintals of mussel a day, 1 quintal of noodles
Phu Xuyen is a district located in the south of Hanoi, about 40km from the center of the capital. This place is known for many traditional craft villages, besides, there is a dish that is only sold in the afternoon and is loved by many people, which is mussel noodle.
Bun mussel is a famous dish in Phu Xuyen since ancient times, mainly by the elderly selling it. Ms. Bao is one of the people in the village who still sells mussel, which is located deep in the alley, only sells in the afternoon, but always crowded, especially in the evening: “Now it’s harder to buy than to buy pork. On a crowded day, my family did not even have mussels but sold vermicelli “, Ms. Bao said.
The reason is that mussels like to live in clean water areas, but nowadays rivers are increasingly polluted, so mussels are increasingly rare.
Nearly 40 years old, Ms. Bao started selling mussel noodles, at first she learned the way of the elderly in the village, gradually changing her own recipe. Up to now, her mussel shop is more than 30 years old.
“Starting a business” with the mussel dish is to sell it in the alley, stretch the plastic to avoid rain and shine, the noodle bowl then only costs 5,000 VND. After that, with the support of many customers, she moved to sell at home.
1 quintal of mussel can only get 9kg of intestines. On the days of Tet, Mrs. Bao’s family can sell 4-5 kg of mussel, equivalent to about 40kg of mussel gut / day.
Anh Dat (Mrs. Bao’s son) is taking over the profession from his mother, said: “Previously, there were many mussels in Day River, now, only in Ma River, Hoang Long River, Cau River, Dam Bridge (USA). Germany, Hanoi)… “.
The mussel chooses to make the vermicelli neither too big nor small, just choose the mussel with a smaller intestine than the button.
The customers of the shop are mainly workers working in industrial zones and traders. Everyone can eat, feel comfortable and affordable, and then introduce them to their friends and relatives to eat.
Vermicelli is cooked with mussel water, not bare or dipped in vermicelli with boiling water and then poured in broth like always do.
The mussel juice and vermicelli are boiled and then scooped into a bowl, then stir-fried with scallions and dill.
Because she did not have time to work and did not have a place to store mussel shells, Mrs. Bao’s house placed boiled mussels from a relative in the village, their family had a large pond to pour mussel shells.
Ms. Bao said, someone paid her tens of millions to teach her job: “I do not accept vocational training for anyone, because selling must be charming, after they learn the job, I cannot sell the goods, so I do not have to. I just passed the recipe down to boys and girls.
In addition to mussel vermicelli, the shop also creates more stir-fried mussel and mussels. Chicken pies are mixed with pork and then made into pieces about 100 grams. The stir-fried mussel dish is also popular with many people, the mussels are stir-fried with cabbage, tomatoes and celery, dill, very strange.
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