Next on Vietnamese Street food introduction is Chao Vit, or Vietnamese duck porridge. A classic dish that I had for the very first time during this trip to Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese Duck Porridge stall by Chu Manh Trinh roadÂ
We actually stumbled  upon this little road side stalls by Chu Manh Trinh road in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City while walking from the touristy areas towards our Airbnb room slightly further North East. The stall was well stocked with plenty of duck, and with a crowd seated around it enjoying porridge & slices of duck meat.
We just couldn’t miss the opportunity.
the porridge also comes with coagulated blood
We ordered a portion of duck for two person to go with porridge, as well as a portion of innards. This was done with a combination of Google translate via the phone, and a bit of finger pointing to the other tables. Technology sure helps in making all these authentic food so much more accessible to those who can’t speak the language, we were the only non-natives at the stall.
simple eat by the road side – chao vit
Chao Vit is excellent, the boiled duck meat is served with green onions, cilantro, pepper, fish sauce and more. The condiment that goes with it compliment the meat perfectly, and can be made spicy if that’s your preference. As for the porridge, they’re made from broken rice and  even comes with chunks of coagulated blood, one of my favorite ingredients!
It was really one of the best dishes we had in Saigon, if you’re ever at District 1 and don’t mind dining with the locals, this is a place that you need to check out.
safe to say we both loved this dish a lot
The meal cost us just over 100,000 VND if I’m not mistaken, totally worth it.
Address:
Chao Vit road side stall
Chu Mạnh Trinh
District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
GPS: 10.782813, 106.703568
It looks so yummy ! Am i right looking at the picture, it is more like the watery Teochew muay than the thick Cantonese jok ?
Tabea: yah it is closer to the teochew style but with broken rice and more flavor.
wahhh…. it is worth One Million….. dong lol
kekeke: 1/10 of that only ok don’t miscount the zerosss
you can tell uncle KY is tourist in Saigon when portion size he orders is like for an entire village…
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kekeke: LUXURY EATING OK!
uncle need energy after so much walking and… other… activities
kekeke: watttt
Ky, street food at it best. Never had duck congee but would try it .
Vickie: yeah you should, it was lovely.
Ow… my knees!
Monica: you too tall for Vietnamese style stools haha.
I can’t sit on those stools! Will need to forklift to get me back on my feet again. LOL!!!
suituapui: hahahah.
Always so much veggies for every dish at Vietnam, go toilet sure not a problem if one can finish even only half portion every meal 😛
PS: Why I say so because I prone have difficulty go to toilet when traveling ~>_<~
Choi Yen: haha yess fiber is important!
no, this is called pang sai anxiety, very very normal wan. i also always have trouble doin’ bizness on foreign bowl… LOL
kekeke: lol god bless u
TQ and may i flow freely, also if play that Frozen in background also helps too “Let it go, Let it goooooooooo…”
kekeke: @.@