“Folk ancestors” must be a rather strange phrase to you, right? The reason this place has this name is because the shop operates at night, mainly serving young people who go out late at night, and business people who often have to stay up late or get up early. The word “dan to” comes from the phrase “dan to driver” and gradually became the name of this banh mi shop, leaving an unforgettable impression even if you only hear it once.

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Tran Nhat Duat’s traditional bread shop is spread by word of mouth

Ban To Banh Mi has been around for up to 26 years, becoming a familiar night shop for many people in the capital. But in the past year or so, this type of bread has become increasingly hot, with many young people, including celebrities, lining up to taste it. It can be said that the popularity of social networks has greatly helped the rise of banh mi people, making more and more people curious to come. So for tourists coming to the capital, in addition to “classic” dishes such as Vong village green rice, Bat Dan pho, Trang Tien ice cream…, people’s bread is also an extremely attractive suggestion.

If you also want to buy Dan To bread, you will definitely be surprised to see a long line of people waiting for your turn. When the shop is at its hottest, even at 3am there are dozens of people lining up just waiting to buy a sandwich. Even famous stars like Toc Tien, Dino Vu, Kien Hoang cannot resist the power of this wave.

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Many young people wait to buy traditional bread

So where exactly is Ban To bread, and what is causing such a stir?

Address: Cao Thang – Tran Nhat Duat intersection, right at the foot of Long Bien bridge, Hanoi.

Opening hours: 3am – 7am.

Price: 15,000 VND, 20,000 VND, 25,000 VND.

Dan To’s bread shop was originally just a small cart standing on the sidewalk at Cao Thang intersection with Tran Nhat Duat. The shop only sells at night. When it runs out of ingredients, it closes, so some days it sells until morning, and some days the goods are ready before dawn.

Standing in line at 3am to buy bread will certainly be a very new and confusing thing for many people. Many tourists arrive and then turn around and go home because they are frustrated by the long queue waiting for their turn. So what exactly is it about folk bread that causes such a strange and strange wave?

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The sandwiches look delicious but aren’t too different to be so famous?

Although it has only recently become popular, people’s bread has always had an extremely delicious taste. With a 26-year history of selling bread, the owner knows how to make his shop’s bread special by bringing all the stir-fried ingredients together.

Normally when we buy bread, we will see the seller picking up each type of ingredient and putting it into the bread. But at Banh Mi Dan To, the owner stir-fries all the onions, eggs, pate, sausage, sausage, sausage, dried beef, butter… in one pan. If you judge honestly, when you see this pan full of toppings, you will definitely feel a bit bored, but when you eat it, you will see that mixing the toppings together gives us a rich bread flavor. more.

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A pan full of filling, mix it all together

For each stir fry, a full pan will be enough to make about 10 sandwiches. So if you come later, you will have to wait quite a long time for your turn. Even though the restaurant has up to 5 or 6 employees, it still cannot serve a large number of customers every night. Normally the shop will be open from 3am to 7am, however since the shop has become hot, the number of customers is very large so often before dawn they run out of ingredients. Therefore, if at around 6:00 am you want to stop by to buy Dan To bread, there is a high possibility that it is no longer available to buy.

Three options with three prices of 15,000, 20,000 and 25,000 VND, the cake is the same, the only difference is the amount of filling. So if you have a normal appetite, you should buy the cake for 15,000 VND, the cake for 25,000 thousand Full of filling, it will be difficult to eat it all.

The special way of processing Dan To bread gives it a very unique flavor. The filling, when mixed with all the ingredients together, creates a unique aroma that is both pleasant and rich. With just one bite, you can fully enjoy all the ingredients, unlike regular bread, where the pieces with eggs don’t have patties, and the pieces with patties don’t have pate.

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These breads with mixed fillings make the delicious flavor richer

The filling is stir-fried with butter so it is quite soft and has a moderate wetness, preventing diners from eating it dry. There are also herbs and cucumbers that also reduce the taste of butter, reducing the feeling of being sick. A special feature of this type of bread is that the seasoning is quite sweet compared to Northern people’s taste. Many diners say that if the filling is less sweet, it will be much more delicious. There are also those who consider this a special feature of traditional banh mi, keeping it as it has always been. Well, after ten people, it’s clear that no dish can please everyone, but no one can deny that the appeal of banh mi is truly remarkable.

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Pans full of fillings are ready to serve customers

The success of this popular bread brand cannot help but mention the crowd effect. The shop opens from 3:00 a.m., originally only selling to people who stay up late and go out at night, but now there are long lines of customers waiting to buy, most of them are young people. It is clear that it is the effect of the masses and the development of social networking sites that have helped Dan To bread go further, arousing curiosity, making many people willing to spend time and effort, sometimes having to queuing for hours to buy a sandwich.

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Young people are checking in after lining up to buy Dan To bread

This may be quite strange for adults, but for young people, following trends is nothing strange. Up to now, many restaurants have emerged thanks to information transmitted via social networks. However, to be able to maintain the hotness and attract a large number of customers for a long time like Dan To bread is not easy. Therefore, it can be said that the success of this type of bread is partly due to luck and partly due to the quality and flavor of the food.

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Up to now, Dan To bread still maintains its hotness and attracts a large number of customers every night

So if you come to travel and explore Hanoi, you can consider experiencing walking around the capital at night, around the West Lake and Lang Bac areas, admiring the peaceful and quiet capital. If you are hungry, you must definitely enjoy Ba Thin’s sticky rice, sweet soup, and folk bread, to fill your stomach with typical Hanoi dishes. Vietnamtravelio wishes you many interesting experiences and memorable memories.