Located on Minh Khai Street (old Nam Dinh City, now Nam Dinh Ward, New Ninh Binh Province), the sticky rice restaurant with a simple sign is very familiar to many diners. The inside of the restaurant is moderate in area, the tables and chairs are simple but neatly arranged and cleaned.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Phuong (59 years old, owner of a sticky rice restaurant) said that he has been selling sticky rice ice cream for 35 years. Previously, the restaurant opened on the sidewalk of Nguyen Du Street. Then it was moved to the current Minh Khai street for sale. Since opening the restaurant, Mr. Phuong has welcomed many regular customers. There are customers who have eaten sticky rice since the first day, but now they still come back to visit the restaurant regularly.
sticky rice here has a traditional flavor, made with a family recipe that has been preserved for hundreds of years. The special thing is the sticky rice, the sticky rice grains are loose but the inside is still sticky and soft.
The fresh ice cream is delicious, soft and smooth, not crushed by Mr. Phuong's family to avoid being too sweet or too bland. Eat with crispy dried coconut sticky rice, roasted peanuts, cocoa, etc.
When asked about the secret to making sticky rice to taste for many diners, Mr. Phuong just laughed: "My family doesn't have any special secrets, just follow experience. A delicious pot of sticky rice must be fragrant and sticky. First is how to choose rice, soak rice, sticky rice so that the sticky rice grains are still round, not broken or dried. ice cream made during the day must be fresh and sweet to make customers like it and make it return. A bowl of sticky rice is priced at 15,000 VND/bowl".
Ms. Thuy Dung (old Nam Dinh City) shared: "I have been giving sticky rice here for more than 5 years. What impressed me most was the sticky rice difference from other restaurants, which is the sticky rice. The sticky rice here still retains its traditional flavor, not too sweet. The sticky rice grains are sticky but fragrant, creamy, soft, fatty and fragrant with crispy dried coconut. Everyone blends together very harmoniously".
