Nhung hopes that the hand-made cake and milk tea can partly encourage the spirit of the anti-epidemic force Covid-19 in her area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in the midst of a blockade.
As the owner of a noodle shop with shrimp paste, a small supermarket and sells homemade sponge cakes in the Toul Tom Poung area, Nguyen Thi Nhung’s business (born in 1990, from Thanh Hoa) was affected when the Covid epidemic. -19 new outbreak in Cambodia over the past 20 days.
From April 15, she switched to online sales, receiving ships within the district due to a blockade order. When preparing items for customers, she came up with the idea of making cakes and tea to donate to the anti-epidemic forces in the area. “I saw that in other areas, many people were given water. There was no similar activity in the place where I lived, I thought I loved them so much, so I decided to make a cake and milk tea for them to eat during lunch break. On the morning of April 22, I had the opportunity to make 30 slots. Because we are busy selling goods, the bakery at home is small, so I can’t do much, ”said Ms. Nhung Zing. 30 sets of cakes and milk tea were given to the police on anti-epidemic duty in Phnom Penh by Nhung and his wife on April 22. Nhung’s husband, a Cambodian and Vietnamese, is on leave so he has time to help and drive his wife to give food by motorbike. “The police in our area besides young people, there are also elderly uncles on duty. Each post has about 5 people on duty. When they received the food, they were surprised, thank you very much and happily took a commemorative photo. I hope people in other regions will follow suit to cheer up the morale of the anti-epidemic forces, ”she said. Just eating a bowl of noodles in time to make 50 sets of cakes and lemon black tea before 12 noon 23/4, Ms. Nhung said: “It takes about 3 hours to finish. The ingredients are available because I also make a salted egg sponge for sale. I do it myself, I don’t like calling or supporting. I can take advantage of a day or that day, but I will try to do as much as I can. Tonight, Nhung and her husband will go to distribute supplies to the homeless. This is their familiar charity activity. Nhung often gives people in need with milk, cakes and canned fish that can be eaten. Meet someone who is poor, she also gives more money. Nhung made cakes by herself and gave them to the anti-epidemic force. From more than a week ago, Ms. Nhung decided to discount 5% of her supermarket items to support people in difficult times. A friend who opened a company that produced N95 masks also asked her to donate 17,500 units to the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia. According to Nhung, a new outbreak in Cambodia broke out due to people quarantined to go to the bar. Each day this country recorded about 500 new cases, up to 1,590 a day. “I hope you all stay calm and comply with the Cambodian government’s regulations on quarantine. Each executor will make a small contribution to helping this country overcome the difficult period ”, she reminded. Nhung got married and moved to Cambodia to live for more than 3 years. Loving Vietnamese cuisine and wanting to preserve the taste of her homeland, she has opened a restaurant selling vermicelli, shrimp paste, bun cha and many other Vietnamese dishes for nearly 2 years. The raw materials are mainly sent by her biological mother in Thanh Hoa. In addition, the shop is also decorated with bold Vietnamese space with baskets, pines, lotus pots, ceramic bowls, peacock blanket. For an expatriate child, being able to preserve her hometown flavor is a happy thing for Ms. Nhung. Nhung married and settled in Cambodia for 3 years.
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