This dessert is sold 2 days a month and is famous for its 'smelly' name in Ho Chi Minh City.

This dessert, originally a Chinese specialty, has suddenly become famous, attracting diners from near and far because of its unique flavor and 'smelly', unpleasant name.

Many customers come to Ms. Binh's shop to eat sweet soup. Photo: Ha Nguyen

Unpleasant name

On the morning of the first day, Ms. Nhat Binh's sweet soup shop in front of Quan Am Buddha Temple (Phu Trung Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) was unusually crowded. Customers came here to enjoy the famous sweet soup, with the strange name "chicken dung" sweet soup.

Ms. Nhat Binh said that "chicken dung" sweet soup is a traditional dish, a specialty of the Chinese. This dish was introduced to Vietnam by immigrants.

Binh’s family has been selling this dessert for over 20 years. Recently, after being shared on social media, the dessert has suddenly become famous, attracting a large number of diners to enjoy.

This is a traditional dish and a specialty of the Chinese. Photo: Ha Nguyen

According to Ms. Binh, in Chinese, this dessert is called "cáy xìa thang" which means chicken droppings. Therefore, many people still call this dessert "chicken droppings" dessert.

"Cây xìa thang" is made from two main ingredients: hairy perilla leaves and rice flour. When processed, the perilla leaves are washed and then ground with rice.

Then, this mixture is mixed with tapioca starch, made into cakes and steamed. When the cakes are cooked and cooled, they are cut into small, bite-sized pieces.

One of the main ingredients of this dish is hairy dream leaf. Photo: Ha Nguyen

The finished noodles have a beautiful dark blue color. To prevent them from sticking together, the seller sprinkles and mixes in a layer of dry flour on the outside.

The dessert has a distinctive color and delicious flavor. Because the perilla leaves are processed and mixed in a certain ratio, the finished product has soft, flexible, chewy noodles with a smooth, glossy dark green color.

In particular, the noodles do not have a strong smell but have a mild aroma. Meanwhile, the broth has a sweet and cool taste, with a hint of fresh ginger aroma.

"Cây xìa thang" is eaten with ginger syrup. Photo: Ha Nguyen

Ms. Binh said that "cây xìa thang" sweet soup is best eaten hot. When a customer orders, she takes fresh rice noodles and puts them in a pot of boiling water to cook, then scoops them out, puts them in a small bowl, and then pours hot ginger sugar water over them.

Sale for 2 days only

Ms. Binh only sells "chicken dung" dessert on the 1st and 15th of every month. On these days, her dessert shop is especially crowded.

Each portion of chè is sold by her for 16,000 - 32,000 VND. Each time she opens for sale, she can sell more than 500 portions of chè, equivalent to more than 10kg of powder. In addition to "chicken manure" chè, Ms. Binh also sells corn chè and corn porridge.

Ms. Binh's sweet soup shop only sells on the 1st and 15th of every month. Photo: Ha Nguyen

Because her shop is only set up temporarily on the sidewalk, there is not enough space for many customers to sit and eat at the same time. Therefore, many customers ask her to pack their desserts to take home.

Most of the customers who come to eat chè are Chinese. They are regulars of the shop. On the day she opened, many people not only came to buy chè but also bought noodles to make at home according to their preferences.

After visiting the Quan Am Bodhisattva Temple, Ms. Luu Xuan Phuong (56 years old, Tan Phu district) and her friends stopped by Ms. Nhat Binh's sweet soup shop to enjoy the "cay xia thang" dish. Since there was no place to sit, she decided to buy half a kilo of rice noodles to cook at home.

On normal days, she cuts rice noodles and sells ingredients for making sweet soup at the market. Photo: Ha Nguyen

Ms. Phuong said that although it is a traditional Chinese dish, in the past, this dish was quite rare and almost not available for sale. Every year on March 3, people cook it at home to eat.

Because it is made from perilla leaves, not everyone knows how to make the finished noodles less smelly and bitter. When she learned that Ms. Nhat Binh was selling this dish, she and her acquaintances came to buy it to enjoy.

Many people buy ingredients to process at home. Photo: Ha Nguyen

“The tea has an ugly name but is delicious and good for your health. Because it is made from perilla leaves, the tea has the effect of regulating blood circulation, detoxifying, and reducing stomach pain…

In addition, "cải xìa thang" is eaten with sugar water cooked with fresh ginger, so it is good for the intestines. Especially, if eaten on a cold day, the sweet soup has the effect of keeping the body warm," Ms. Phuong shared.

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