By
Ha Nguyen  March 11, 2024 | 11:07 pm PT
Actress Tang Thanh Ha, daughter-in-law of luxurious retailer tycoon Johnathan Hanh Nguyen, and her enterprise husband Louis Nguyen loved a few of Hanoi’s common road meals and drank beer on the sidewalk.
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On March 7, Ha attended an occasion of her husband’s firm in Hanoi. The HCMC-based couple then went out to take pleasure in Hanoi’s spring specialities. Having visited the capital many occasions, Ha and her husband didn’t select luxurious eating places as earlier than, however went to the Previous Quarter to strive common road meals.
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One among them is a small and comfortable stall that serves Chinese language-style candy soup on Hold Giay Avenue, beforehand opened by the household of late artist Pham Bang. The menu has three predominant dishes: banh troi tau (glutinous rice balls) (L), luc tau xa (inexperienced bean candy soup) and chi ma phu (black sesame soup) (L). The banh troi tau has clear soup that’s aromatic with ginger, and candy like molasses, the desserts are chewy.
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The couple went to a cha ca (fried catfish) stall on Duong Thanh Avenue. Vietnamese fried catfish is a mixture of fish with rice vermicelli, contemporary herbs and quite a lot of aspect dishes that originated from Hanoi. A sauce referred to as mam tom is indispensable as it’ll drastically improve the style. This dipping sauce is made with sugar, shrimp paste, distilled rice wine, scorching oil, and chili blended collectively.
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The couple additionally visited Phuong’s banh cuon (steamed rice rolls) restaurant on Hold Cot Avenue. This is among the hottest addresses for banh cuon followers in Hanoi. The particular function of the restaurant is rice rolls served with shrimp floss and sausage.
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Diners can watch the cooks skillfully put together and roll the desserts proper in entrance of the door. The stall can also be fairly small, so diners primarily sit on the sidewalk.
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At night time, the couple stopped by a sidewalk beer stall that additionally served grilled squid and shredded fish – one of many culinary cultures of Hanoians. Sidewalk beer stalls are at all times very crowded, no matter winter or summer season, because of their reasonably priced costs and open area. Ha, 38, began her profession within the leisure trade aged 16. She has lower down her on-screen actions since she bought married. Her Instagram has 3 million followers.
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Pictures courtesy of Tang Thanh Ha’s Instagram
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