For over 5 years living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, Korean guy Jong Rak has spent a lot of time experiencing Vietnamese places and dishes with a unique and humorous perspective. Recently, vlogger Jong Rak went to Ba Beo restaurant in District 3 to experience eating a sidewalk meal but at "rich people's prices".
As soon as they enter the restaurant, Korean diners are impressed by the rich menu and immediately shocked when asked about the prices of each dish. For example, a stuffed squid costs 160,000 - 170,000 VND, a snakehead fish head with eggs is 200,000 VND, a fried shrimp is 70,000 VND...
After checking the price, the guy ordered rice with a stuffed squid, a shrimp in sauce, a portion of roast pork and sour soup.
Jong Rak commented that the sour soup cost 7,000 VND as "very reasonable" with a humorous expression. The roasted pork was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, served with spicy and sour fish sauce and white rice, and was highly praised by Korean diners, scoring 10/10.
When it came to the fried shrimp, Jong Rak wondered why it cost 70,000 VND for a small piece. After trying the first piece of shrimp, he was impressed by the rich and fatty coconut milk shrimp sauce.
The stuffed squid was the most expensive dish Jong Rak ordered, priced at 170,000 VND each, cut into bite-sized pieces and placed on a plate by the owner. According to the Korean guy, the head piece, which included the best tentacles, was the most delicious. The stuffed squid was salty but very "appetizing".
Jong Rak confided: "How much do you usually pay for a meal? Today Jong Rak spent about 300,000 VND, to be honest, in Korea 300,000 VND is too much."
The owner said that each meal costs VND70,000 at the lowest and VND200,000 at the most expensive, depending on the customer's choice. Explaining the appeal and high price, the owner said that he had to go to the market early to buy the freshest food to cook. The dishes here are diverse from ingredients such as vegetables, fish, meat, shrimp, squid... to processing methods, from braising, frying, stir-frying, soup... In addition, the rent for the restaurant on Vo Van Tan Street, District 3 is not cheap.
This restaurant is affectionately called "Fat Aunt's Rice", open at noon (10am - 2pm). The restaurant mainly serves office workers in the area. In fact, the restaurant sells at high prices but is always crowded, and especially attracts locals, tourists and even "upscale" diners in luxury cars.
