According to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, on the second day of the Lunar New Year 2025, along many major streets in Hanoi such as Cau Giay, Trung Kinh, Nghia Tan..., many coffee shops and food stalls such as vermicelli, pho... opened early in the spring. There were quite a lot of customers coming to eat.
Ms. Pham Soan (Cau Giay District, Hanoi) opened a shop selling vermicelli soup on Vu Pham Ham Street (Cau Giay) on the 27th of Tet and sells throughout the Tet holidays. According to Ms. Soan, the sour taste and aroma of the broth blend with the crunchiness of the snails, making it very delicious.
"I have been selling since December 27 and throughout the Tet holidays. To serve customers, for the past 5 years, my crab noodle soup has not increased in price," said Ms. Soan, adding that a crab noodle soup with snails, beef, and ham costs 50,000 VND on the 27th of Tet; on the 28th and 29th of Tet, she sells it for 70,000 VND; from the 1st to the 4th of Tet, she sells it for 80,000 VND/bowl.
"Every day I sell about 500 bowls of vermicelli soup with crab, equivalent to a ton of noodles," said Ms. Soan.
Enjoying vermicelli soup with crab on the second day of Tet, Mr. Nguyen Van Trung (Cau Giay, Hanoi) said that this is a light dish, very good for relieving the feeling of fullness after Tet days of "loading" on many dishes such as meat jelly, banh chung, bamboo shoot soup, fried spring rolls, ham, chicken...
“A bowl of bun oc costs 80,000 VND, which is a bit high, but we also understand that while everyone is back home for Tet, they still serve customers, so the rent, labor, and raw materials are all higher. This price is not a rip-off, but they are public and fully listed, so anyone who wants it can eat it,” said Mr. Trung.
