Recently, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung has continuously introduced delicious dishes of Hanoi to his fans. Many audiences were surprised because the male artist has simple eating preferences.
On TikTok, Chi Trung revealed his favorite sidewalk restaurant: May sticky rice located on the sidewalk of Ly Thuong Kiet street, at the intersection with Hang Bai.
In fact, this is a “legendary” sticky rice shop that has existed for more than 30 years. Although it is just a street vendor, Xoi May is always crowded with customers every day, including foreign customers. On average, the shop sells more than 1,000 servings of sticky rice a day.
At the end of 2019, May sticky rice was introduced on the Korean tvN channel in the program Street Food Fighter. Culinary expert Baek Jong Won, who owns many large restaurants in the land of kimchi, personally commented on this dish. This address has been visited by many foreign bloggers to enjoy.
The shop only has four types of sticky rice: corn, skewers, peanuts, and gac fruit, with a variety of side dishes, from eggs, fatty sausage, braised pork to dried pork floss. The ingredients for the sticky rice bowl will be displayed in a plastic bowl for customers to eat on the spot. In particular, this sticky rice shop attracts customers because of the shop owner's ability to cut green beans and wrap sticky rice "faster than a machine".
After lining up, artist Chi Trung ordered a bowl of sticky rice for 10,000 VND, with lots of fried onions and fat. He shared: “Many other customers order elaborately, eating sticky rice with eggs, sausage, braised pork... But I think it's delicious. The fried onions here have a different taste, the sticky rice is rich, the beans are rich. This bowl of sticky rice is wonderful.”
Before retiring and still working at the Youth Theater, the male artist was a regular customer of this sticky rice shop. Every morning, he would drive by and just raise his hand to receive a pre-made sticky rice package from the shop. Then, he would bring it to his office to eat.
The restaurant opens from 6am to noon. The price of each bowl of sticky rice ranges from 10,000 VND or more, depending on the dish ordered. For only 10,000 - 20,000 VND, diners can have a delicious breakfast and be full until noon.
