At a small shop at 77 Quan Thanh Street, Hanoi, cheese rolls have been a dish that has attracted the attention of diners for the past few months.
Mr. Le Hai Duong, the restaurant owner, 30 years old, who loves fatty dishes, came up with the idea of combining familiar ingredients in a completely new way.
This is just a coincidence. I tried rolling the eggs with cheese and found the flavor to be special but quite harmonious, he shared.
" 100% of customers are surprised because they have not thought about rolling cakes but have cheese. They also gave positive reviews that cheese helps enhance the flavor of the cake, he added.
The cheese rolls have been on the restaurant's menu since March this year. Although controversial, this strange cake helps the small restaurant on Quan Thanh street attract customers, especially young people. Thanks to the effect of social networks, many people do not hesitate to go far to try new dishes.
"There are friends from all over Cau Giay, Hoang Mai or even further just to try. Many people, from initial curiosity, returned to the restaurant to eat traditional rolls. For me, that is enough to be fun, Mr. Duong shared.
Currently, Mr. Duong's restaurant sells an average of 60 to 70 servings of cheese rolls per day. Most diners are young people, those who tend to learn new culinary experiences. About 25 - 30% of customers return to continue eating cheese rolls.
Nguyen My Anh (19 years old, Hanoi) was once hesitant when she first learned about the "Western Dill" version of the rice rolls: "I was quite surprised, even feeling a bit offended. For me, banh cuon is a traditional, simple dish. The fatty cheese and Western too. I think these two things cannot go together.
However, after trying it, My Anh's point of view completely changed: "When I ate, I found the ingredients quite harmonious, the peach blossom eggs and cheese were very fatty but not too fatty, thanks to the fish sauce mixed to taste. The overall dish is balanced and quite attractive.
Nguyen Phuong Anh (17 years old, Hanoi) shared that she was very surprised when enjoying the cheese rolls, especially impressed with the amount of cheese that was given quite generously. She said that the combination of cheese and fish sauce is quite suitable, creating a new feeling but not difficult to eat.
Although receiving support from many diners, the cheese rolls have also caused a lot of controversy on social networks. Many people expressed surprise, even confusion at the combination of traditional cakes, fatty cheese and fish sauce.
Some opinions say that the dish is a very strange mixture because of eggs from chicken, cheese from cow's milk and fish fish fish fish fish sauce. Some people compare the cake with the fact that Italyans do not like pizza eaten with pineapple to emphasize the disharmony.
"I criticize cheese with fish sauce...", one person expressed his opinion and received many supportive interactions.
Thisrend would like to refuse to participate, one opinion was expressed.
Facing controversy, the restaurant owner confirmed that he has no intention of replacing traditional rolls, but only wants to enrich the flavor and bring a new experience to diners.
Not stopping at cheese rolls, Mr. Le Hai Duong said that he is continuing to develop new ideas, including pate egg rolls. He saw the current cheese rolls as an initial experiment before developing other variations.
