Located on Cau Dat street (Hai Phong city), the long-standing mooncake shop is always bustling with people coming in and out. Not only pilgrims, many locals also actively buy early and burn incense in front of the ancestral altar. For them, if they don't eat for a long time, they miss it, and when they have enjoyed it, they want to eat more.
Ms. Vu Thu Huyen (Hai An ward, Hai Phong city) has bought it for the third time since the beginning of the 7th lunar month.
Every full moon of July or Vu Lan festival, I buy Eastern Mid-Autumn cakes to burn incense and offer to ancestors. I don't need to wait until close to the day or on the right occasion to go to buy because at that time the store is usually very crowded, almost impossible to buy if you don't go early and queue," Ms. Huyen said.
According to Ms. Huyen, to avoid going early and queuing for many hours, tourists and people can buy right from this time.
The best way to avoid queuing is to buy right now," Ms. Huyen said with a smile.
Sharing with reporters, the store employee said that the busiest time is usually 2 weeks before Mid-Autumn Festival. From the full moon of July until that time, the busiest time is from 10 am onwards, and early morning is the time when fewer people go shopping.
In peak season, customers line up from 4-5 am, while the store only opens at 7 am. They line up sandals, sit and wait, take seats. Many people buy in large quantities, so they have to wait to buy," the staff informed.
On the occasion of the long holiday just passed, Ms. Vu Bich Ngoc (45 years old, Ho Chi Minh City) also took the opportunity to buy them as gifts.
I was born and raised in Hai Phong, so the taste of mooncakes in my hometown is childhood. On this occasion, when visiting my parents and relatives, I bought some to bring back as gifts for colleagues and my husband's family. Everyone reminds me not to forget to buy mooncakes," Ms. Ngoc expressed.
The filling chosen by Ms. Ngoc and her family is still traditional mixed flavors. Grilled cakes with a golden crust, rich mixed filling, not too sweet, soft and juicy, making many people fascinated.
As for those who are "sweet", sticky rice cake is the top choice. The sticky white color of the cake combined with a full, eye-catching filling, drinking with a sip of traditional fragrant tea is truly "standard".
The price list of mixed filling baked cakes and large baked cakes is publicly listed by the store with many different weights and fillings.
Grilled cakes with mixed fillings weighing from 150g have a minimum price of 70,000 VND. Over 200g, grilled cakes with mixed fillings are priced from 200,000 VND.
For large grilled cakes, the price ranges from 550,000 VND/500g to 2.55 million VND/3 kg. The price includes VAT of 8%.
