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When I was in Saigon, one of the many dishes I tried was crab soup, which is known as súp cua. In the neighborhood market near where I was staying, I noticed a lady was selling a big pot of soup everyday. She’d park her double basket bamboo carrier in the middle of the alley in the market, and then she would serve her soup until she sold out everyday. I passed her a number of times, and eventually I couldn’t resist my imagination anymore, and I had to pull up a stool to eat there.
Here Vietnamese crab soup street food stall was very popular, everyday I saw many people would walk up, especially those from around the market area, and they would often order their crab soup (súp cua) for take-away. She would fill it into a flimsy plastic cup, then add in a few toppings, and hand it to the customer. Others would pull up to the drive-though, just pull up on their motorbikes, and order a bowl of soup. I decided to eat there, and Ying and I pulled up little stools and each ordered a bowl of Vietnamese crab soup.
She added a few spoons of the sticky crab soup to a bowl, then sprinkled on some pepper, a handful of green onions, and a little bit of chili sauce to top it off. She then handed me the bowl of soup with a smile. The soup was very sticky and thick, almost like a gravy sauce. Inside the gravy were bits of crab, little pieces of mushroom, and also egg, which was added to the soup like egg drop soup. Additionally there were a couple of quail eggs in the soup as well.
The soup was a little on the plain side, but it was very soothing, and I enjoyed all the ingredients within it. For just 15,000 VND per bowl, it made an affordable and a pretty tasty and soothing afternoon Vietnamese street food snack in Saigon.
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2:45 lmao he hated it lol look at his face lol
She put more cornflour in the soup this why it look thick look like is fish soup look very good thanks .
she went cheap on the quail eggs lol 0:31
the vendor did not make the crab soup correctly, the soup broth shouldn't be that thick.
Việt Nam điểm danh ????
You should learn Vietnamese language Mark. Your pronunciation is very good and clear.
I just wonder why in your list for Vietnamese food there is no video of " Pho" – the symbol of Vietnamese cuisine. Your videos are amazing and have a good day !
Street food is da best food ever
mark how come u are not fat with all the food u eat??? whats the secret??
is some sort like of d shark fin soup younger brother
She put 1 meatball back ???
You are a cong heo
Cong heo
will be back my hometurf again in 3 wks for 3 short wks. would you tell me the address where to find this lovely exotic crab sup? again, much oblidged!
To Mark, it's a snack, to the rest of us it's a meal?
She added too much tapioca. The soup should not have been that thick?
I'm Vietnamese and it's the best
good video .
Yes, I couldn't agree with you more… I too am obsessed with street food cuisine dinning. A great adventure to Mainland Indonesia has become a dream of my life.
I need to see how they made this soup from start to finish. The texture of that soup what's in it? How they make it gooey? And those eggs my God!
like eating something from the nose
I Like Sup Cua
I bet you it wasnt as good as he said. I've tried heavy cornstarch soups and the unique taste of cornstarch is overpowering.
this is awesome!
70cents wow
Everyone makes the soup a bit differently — thick or soupy. It seems like she added more flour or starch to give it that thickness. I prefer it more soupy, but it's definitely delicious!
Sorry, but this looks like snot 🙁
always love your videos
i made the video of Vietnamese street food under 2$. Can you believe that? All are under 2$
Nice atmosphere! Im glad to see how you can enjoy simple things. Being in that alley, eating local food… that's what I call Traveling. Great job Mark
Ignorant morons commenting about something they haven't tried. This is one of my favorite soups along side clam chowder.
I LOVE HOW CHEAP THE FOOD IS AT VIETNAM OMG
good
my god he is SOOO faking it…
Looks like okra slim. No offence just saying !
tq
crap soup
I remember the Hai Cua restaurant on Truong Hong Dao that had the best crab/corn soup — the best I've ever had. The crab meal was 3 crabs, a cup of the soup and the 'sauce' of salt, pepper and lime juice to dip the crab. If you could finish all three crabs, you could have another crab for no extra cost 🙂
Do you have the address. ? Tq
I grew up eating this and as an adult making this soup as well I don't recall having this soup as thick as this! It's almost not too pleasant to eat because of the thickness of it..
It seems to be quite similar with the shark fins soup.
He did not like that he never pulled his silly face
Ewwwe
Ewwww
That lady did not make it properly. Too much starch, it should be a thick soup not glue. And shouldn't it be with bamboo shoots as well?
I love you're food reviews. Big fan of Asian Cuisines 😀
i love that soup but she cooked too thick i think
Looks like someone gathered all my life's precum, threw it in a bowl with some crab and veggies and served it to you.
Smile is creepy
Wish i was there wif u to eat every food you eat… ???all around the globe…. they all look yummy