Tam Thuong alley is only about 10 meters long, but has long become a familiar snack spot in the bustling Hang Bong street. In this small alley, there are 6-7 eateries selling fried fermented pork roll, always crowded with customers coming in and out. Rows of rows of plastic chairs are used as seating and also used to place food trays, creating a very typical atmosphere of Hanoi Old Quarter cuisine.
Fermented pork roll here is usually pre-processed and fried first, when customers order from the restaurant, they fry it again to make the shell golden brown, hot, crispy and attractive. Fermented pork roll is cut diagonally into small pieces or left whole pieces for beautiful display on eye-catching green banana leaves. To reduce the feeling of greasiness, diners can eat with tubers and fruits dipped in chili salt.
The golden slices on the outside, soft pink on the inside, lightly flexible, combined with the sweet and spicy taste of chili sauce create an irresistible and attractive flavor, making many people remember it forever after eating it once.
The fermented pork roll dishes at the restaurant are a favorite choice of many diners thanks to their diverse and easy-to-eat flavors. The most prominent is fried fermented pork roll with a price of 60,000 VND/10 pieces, possessing an attractive crispy yellow crust but still retaining its characteristic softness and flexibility, served with spicy and sweet chili sauce that is very appealing.
Besides, grilled spring rolls priced at 80,000 VND/10 pieces also impress with their rich aroma and attractive crispy edges. The restaurant also serves 70,000 VND/10 pieces of fried spring rolls with crispy flour on the outside, along with 90,000 VND/10 pieces of cheese spring rolls combined with the mild sour taste of the spring rolls and the fatty melting cheese inside.
Fried potato dishes at the restaurant are also chosen by many young people to eat with spring rolls when the price is the same at 50,000 VND. Garlic butter fried potatoes stand out with a layer of crispy yellow potatoes covered with attractive fragrant and fatty garlic butter. Meanwhile, potato shakes are covered with cheese flour or rich spices, creating a very suitable flavor for snacking. In addition, fried sweet potatoes have a natural sweetness, the outer layer is slightly crispy but the inside is still soft and buttery, helping diners have more choices to avoid greasiness when enjoying fried dishes.
Diverse menus and the characteristic sidewalk atmosphere make the fried fermented pork roll restaurant in Tam Thuong alley a familiar rendezvous for many young people in Hanoi.
