Although not as famous for cuisine as other markets, Thiec market has many unique flavors.
Located in District 11, Thiec Market was previously known only as a market specializing in selling vegetables, fruits and some types of jewelry. However, many young people have worked hard to come here and discover a series of strange dishes, even some that have been sold for more than a decade. If you pass by the Thiec market, you should stop in to try all the delicious dishes.
Miss Bong crab soup
Address: 166 Pho Co Dieu, Ward 6, District 11
Open: 14h – 20h30
Referring to the famous crab soup shops in Ho Chi Minh City, it is impossible not to miss Miss Bong’s crab soup, also known as Thiec market crab soup. The highlight of the crab soup here is the consistency and the taste is quite satisfying. Each soup is usually full of ingredients such as quail eggs, crab meat, shredded chicken, snow mushrooms, etc. If you want to enhance the taste, you can order pork brain and northern Thao eggs to serve.
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Bong’s soup is taken from bone broth, so it will have a slightly sweet taste when eaten. In particular, Ms. Bong’s restaurant also has a greasy, soft, and fragrant pork marrow dish that makes many friends, even from far away, find it hard to find. So, if you visit Ms. Bong’s restaurant, you definitely have to try the soup combined with 1 cup of pork marrow, guaranteed not to be disappointed.
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Fried dough of the Chinese Uncle Ty
Address: 476 Tan Phuoc, Ward 6, District 11
Open: 7am – 3pm
The “unique” fried dough truck at Uncle Ty’s Thiec market is chosen by many young people whenever they want to enjoy Chinese-style fried dough. Up to now, the fried dough truck has been open for sale for more than 15 years and has become a familiar place to eat and drink for the people living around.
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The fried dough here is made from rice flour, then steamed and cut into flat pieces, not squares like other places. When guests come, Uncle Ty will begin to fry the dough in a cast iron pan until golden, so the outside is crispy, the inside will be soft. This dish is served with chicken eggs, soy sauce mixed with vinegar and greasy fat. In addition to fried dough, Uncle Ty also sells fried noodles and taro cakes. You should order a mixed plate to feel the full flavor.
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Kim Lien five-spice mix bean milk
Address: 478 Tan Phuoc, Ward 6, District 11
Open: 6am – 2pm
Nestled on the side of Thiec market, Kim Lien bean milk is just a small shop with a few plastic chairs for those who want to sit back, but in the past 23 years, it has never stopped customers. This milk shop is visited by many young people because the drinks are preserved with the same grain flavor that is hard to find anywhere else.
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At the shop there are many different types of milk such as soy milk, lotus seed milk, corn milk, etc. Each type is cooked pure, not mixed with water, so it has a certain consistency. The dish bearing the name of the restaurant throughout the districts is bean milk mixed with five flavors including soybeans, green beans, peanuts, black sesame and taro. When enjoying, you will feel each layer of flavor, and yet it is both nutritious and cheap, worth a try when visiting the Thiec market.
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My Anh childhood sandwich
Address: 131 Pho Co Dieu, Ward 6, District 11
Open: 10:30 – 14:00
Peanut butter sandwich has long become a dish associated with many people’s childhood. Although there are only 2 very popular ingredients, the sandwich still has its own charm. If you want to find the “legendary” taste of the past, you can visit the My Anh childhood sandwich truck located in front of the Thiec market.
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A bit more upgraded than the old version, the sandwich will be baked on a small charcoal oven, until the outer layer is crispy and fragrant. Then, the seller will sweep the sauce, pour more condensed milk and sandwich the two cakes. There are all 4 sauces here: sweet and sour strawberry, peanut butter, sweet butter and greasy cadé. You can choose 1 sauce or combine 2 sauces together.
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Tin market pork bun soup
Address: 158 Pho Co Dieu, Ward 6, District 11
Open: 18h40 – 1h the next day
Although it is only a shop selling on the sidewalk, Thiec market cake soup is the “gut” dinner address of many young people. This cake soup shop is also known as a ten-million-dollar soup cake or generous soup because a bowl is usually huge in size, full of “hips” but the price is affordable.
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The special feature of Thiec market cake soup is the super-large pork belly, very soft stew and rich, light-colored broth with a beautiful orange-red color from cashew nut oil. The noodle soup is also cooked in the same pot, so it is quite flavorful when eaten. A bowl will include sliced meat, pork belly, blood, puff pastry and 1 cup of hot and sour dipping sauce. Because the shop is open from evening to the next morning, the “night owls” should save the address to go out late to eat.
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So many delicious dishes like this, you have to invite your friends to do a “sweeping” trip right away!