Santa Claus Dumplings

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HO CHI MINH CITY – Priced at 13,000 VND, Santa Claus-shaped dumplings are being sought by many young people.

The dumpling shop attracts many young people to buy in recent days.  Photo: Huynh Nhi
The dumpling shop attracts many young people to buy in recent days. Photo: Huynh Nhi

In early December, a dumpling shop on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, District 5 launched a new cake model to welcome Christmas. Dumplings shaped like Santa Claus wearing a red hat with funny expressions, inside are soft, fatty green beans with medium sweetness. The new dumpling model was imported and sold by many small traders in Ho Chi Minh City and quickly impressed the young people of Saigon. One of them is dumpling truck number 378, Cach Mang Thang Tam street, district 10.

Tra Ly (District 10) with friends along Cach Mang Thang Tam Street to find hot dumplings on social networks. Ly said she came here just for the Santa Claus-shaped bun: “The shape of the cake is very cute and fits the Christmas atmosphere, so I and my friends buy a lot to enjoy. The price is 13,000 VND each, quite affordable. money with students, students”.

And My Hi, a diner, said she liked the cake samples very much because of their lovely shape and variety of fillings. “Normally I only see traditional white dumplings with yellow, blue, and purple added, but here there are many varieties. I like the Santa Claus cake the most, and I plan to buy it for my friends for Christmas as well.” .

Ms. Ly My Le, 58, owner of a dumpling cart with more than a dozen varieties, said she had been selling cakes for nearly a year. In recent days, customers have come to buy more than before, since people know about Santa Claus dumplings.

“In the past, I sold normal meat-filled dumplings, later I took a new model of dumplings with the shape of a pig, a hedgehog, a peach cake, and a picture of Santa Claus, so people came to buy more, most of them were young people. Out of curiosity, parents who drive their children across the street, if they like it, also stop by to buy it,” Ms. Le shared.

Santa Claus dumplings cost 13,000 VND/piece.  Photo: Huynh Nhi
Santa Claus dumplings cost 13,000 VND/piece. Photo: Huynh Nhi

Diners can go to the big dumpling shop on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, District 5, or Ms. Le’s dumpling cart on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10 to choose from many other cake models to their liking. There are many types of cakes for diners to choose from such as black sesame with fresh milk, golden cake with salted egg, pig-shaped cake with custard apple, green tea cake, almond cake, bamboo charcoal cake with cheese… Follow (vnexpress)

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