Opened as far back as 1958, Hoa Ma Bread is one of the oldest bakeries in Saigon. Initially, the bakery was located at 511 Phan Dinh Phung (now Nguyen Dinh Chieu, District 3) with a small cabinet. But only 2 years later, Hoa Ma bread moved to Cao Thang Street, District 3 and has remained until now. The name Hoa Ma bread is no stranger to Saigon people, along with the pan bread that has created the name of this restaurant. You may not know, but the owner is a Northern couple who migrated to the South. The name Hoa Ma is also taken from the name of a village on the outskirts of Hanoi. Over 60 years of development, Hoa Ma bread is always one of the top delicious dishes in Saigon that you must definitely enjoy. Although it is a very ordinary dish, but thanks to the unique way of processing, it has a special taste, so the restaurant makes many diners fascinated. Not only attracting the people of Saigon to eat, there are many foreign tourists who also want to try this long-standing pan bread. Currently, Hoa Ma shop has been maintained by 3 generations in the family. The price of a piece of pan bread is 52,000 VND, while the ready-to-go sandwich is 34,000 VND. The menu of Hoa Ma bakery is simple and unchanged. The shop serves 2 “all-in-one omelets” with pan-fried ingredients and “burgers” filled with cold meats. Drinks are equally simple, only iced coffee, milk coffee and mineral water, tea… Like a beautiful color painting, Hoa Ma pan bread has a striking combination of golden egg yolk and the eye-catching burnt red-brown color of slices of meat, sausage… Besides, bread is also a factor that makes diners fall in love. Crispy bread, thick inside, fragrant. When eating, dip it with egg yolk to make sure no one can resist. In addition, each meal also comes with extra pickles to serve without being fed up at all! Hoa Ma Bread is open from 6 to 11 hours daily. But a lot of days, the shop closes early because the diners are always crowded, so you may have to go home hungry if you come late. (According to GiadinhNet)

Peach “dressed” Sapa is red, round and very beautiful to look at From the beginning of May until now, on many roads in Saigon such as Cach Mang Thang Tam (Tan Binh District), Vo Thi Sau (District 3), Dien Bien Phu (District 3), Ta Uyen (District 11). ) … selling a variety of peaches in Sapa for only 16,000-20,000 VND/kg. At the small market on the side of Cho Lon Bus Station (District 6), street carts and sidewalk markets all invite customers to buy goods. “This is genuine Sapa peaches, the price is 16,000 VND/kg, guaranteed to be crispy, delicious and sweet” – the street vendor just splits the peaches for customers to try and advertise. Inside the market, rows of fruit stalls have peaches at the price of 30,000-35,000 VND/kg. “This peach, I put my acquaintances down from Sapa, not through traders. It takes about 2-3 days for new goods to arrive, so peaches are always fresh, crispy and sweet; Customers like it very much,” said Ms. Thuy, a small fruit seller. Buying 3 kg of peaches to eat, Ms. Lan Huong (living in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) said: “Every time the peach season comes, I buy it for my family to enjoy. Sometimes when I see ripe peaches that are rejected by small traders, I buy “bags” and then soak them in sugar to make peach tea. At Hoa Binh market (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), Mrs. C. – a small fruit seller confirmed: “The peaches sold in the carts, street vendors are “fake” peaches, and mine is the genuine Sapa. Those who sell peaches for less than 20,000 VND are not from Sapa, and I do not know where the origin is. Sapa peaches must be big and round, ripe like this to be real.” Mrs. C. is selling peaches for 30,000 VND/kg. Take about 20,000 kg per day to sell to customers. Asked Mrs. C if she got it from the wholesale market, this person shook her head and said: “All the fruits here are delivered to me to sell, not from the wholesale market”. When I tried to buy Sapa peaches to eat, with the green fruit, it was quite crispy but with acrid taste, and the ripe fruit was soft and cold; Doesn’t taste as sweet as advertised. A representative of a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City said that currently this supermarket has Sapa peaches, but the quantity is not much. Sapa peaches do not look beautiful, nor are they pink and shiny like in markets. Currently, the selling price at this unit is about 39,000 VND/kg. However, this fruit product is constantly out of stock. Meanwhile, in the price list of fruits imported into the Thu Duc wholesale market for agricultural products (the largest wholesale market of agricultural products in Ho Chi Minh City), Sapa peaches are not present in this market. Characteristics of authentic Sapa peaches Sapa peaches have recognizable characteristics, the fruit is only as small as a tea cup, fragrant, crispy and slightly sour. In particular, the shell of Sapa peach has a soft downy layer. That’s why people here also call it “Sapa feather peach”. Meanwhile, peaches “labelled” Sapa often originate from China with the characteristics of smooth, smooth skin, little or no hair, and quite large size. Chinese peaches do not keep their crispiness for long, the pulp is yellow, when eaten, they are soft and less sweet. These large berry peaches are advertised by small traders originating from Sapa, priced at 25,000 VND / kg Cart for goods only 15,000 VND/kg The fruit is still green, squeezed hard, crunchy but no taste Ripe fruits are soft, cold to eat, not sweet and fragrant USA Although the wholesale market has no goods, but Sapa peaches have appeared in many markets, street carts The characteristic to recognize the true Sapa peach is that the fruit has many hairs, the head is slightly hooked like a crow’s beak. While this item sold in the market does not have those characteristics.

While Vietnamese mangoes are falling dramatically, from only 10,000 VND/kg, Chinese mangoes cost up to 30,000 VND/kg and attract many buyers. At noon on May 26, beside Cho Lon bus station (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), many people displayed a basket of mangoes sucking on the sidewalk to greet guests. Small, flat-seeded mangoes with eye-catching yellow color, priced from only 25,000-30,000 VND/kg, are introduced by small traders as Chau Doc mangoes. “Chau Doc mango is fragrant and sweet, so it is always expensive. Each person buys 2-3 kg, even more to eat gradually. This mango only has one season a year, you should take advantage of it to enjoy,” said Ms. Binh, a fruit trader. When PV asked, is this mango sucking? The seller immediately nodded: “It’s true that Chau Doc’s suckling mango is addicted to eating!”. According to Ms. Binh, she takes an average of 50 kg per day and always sells out very quickly. As observed, this mini mango has a compact size in the palm of the hand, each fruit weighs only about 100-150 grams, the seeds are very flat, the flesh is thick and sweet. From the outside, the mini yellow mango is only slightly better than a chicken egg. However, the owner of an imported fruit shop on 3/2 Street (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) confirmed that the mini mango sold at the market is not Chau Doc mango but originated from China. “Last month, someone offered this mango, introduced from China, but I refused to accept it. As far as I know, An Giang does not have this sucking mango variety, this mini mango “- this person said. At many roads such as Vu Tung (Binh Thanh District), Dien Bien Phu (District 3), An Duong Vuong (District 5)… Mini mangoes are also labeled by small traders as sand mango, Thanh ca mango… “Buy” Try it, sweet bag is only 20,000 VND/kg, buy 3 kg for only 50,000 VND” – the man selling the table on a trolley invites guests. My (living in Thu Duc City) said that mini mangoes of Chinese origin made her somewhat apprehensive, but because the food was quite delicious, everyone in the family liked it, so she still bought it. “This type in the room has a very fragrant smell. I have been eating for many years, so every season, I buy it and use it,” said My. According to Thu Duc Wholesale Market Management Company – the largest agricultural wholesale market in Saigon, the Chinese suckling mango has arrived at the market for a few days, earlier than usual, but the quantity is not much, so the mangoes do not go in a separate container, but together with them. some other items. The sucking mango, also known as the Chinese mini mango, has an eye-catching yellow color Compared to Vietnamese mangoes that are falling in price, leading to 10,000 VND/kg, this sucker mango, even though the goods have withered, is still over 20,000-30,000 VND/kg Mini mango has small fruit from 100-150 grams / fruit, sweet taste Mango is always expensive because many customers love it Mini sucking mangoes are labeled as sand mango or Chau Doc mango by sellers for easy selling Many people eat well, so every season, they buy and enjoy