Yes, that’s Marty’s Plain Salted Vegetarian Chicharon. It’s vegetarian so it’s healthy, right? 😛 I was first introduced to this snack on my last trip to Manila.
No, this ain’t available in the supermarkets here BUT I spotted this at where-else? Mang Peter’s Sari-Sari Store. Actually, Mang Peter, cleaned up his store a little bit and made it into a mini-grocery.
Mang Peter (Peter Cadelina) hailed from Cebu I think and moved to Vietnam some 33 years ago. His business includes, the grocery, ticketing/VISA, laundry cleaning, import/export, and food service. He does catering especially for Filipinos, like kare-kare, palabok, and pansit. Name the Filipino food, and they’ll cook it for you!
Mang Tomas, UFC ketchup, tuyo (dried salted fish), Argentina / Purefoods corned beef, Reno liver spread (!!!), Nestle cream, Lucky Me pancit canton and pan de sal are just a few of the products Mang Peter brought from home. 😉
Visit Mang Peter’s store at SB12-2 Sky Garden 2, PMH, D7 or call them at (84-8) 54103051.
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By the way, just a quick trivia. The word “mang” is not a name but an equivalent of the Vietnamese term “anh (oi)” when giving respect to an elderly man.
I like his outfit. I think you can get some Pinoy food also at the Wash 4 You shop further down inside Sky garden. Cheers man, I like your blog.
Rick
Hi Rick! Ms. Anna at Wash 4 You shop is now focusing more on RTW. 😦 I actually miss buying my other Pinoy food there.
Hi! Would you know if there is a store in or around District 1 that sells Nestle Cream (the one in the can)? We live in Binh Thanh district and I love to make fruit salads using Nestle Cream, the way we do in the Philippines. I would love to visit the store in Sky Garden 2 but going there just for Nestle Cream would not be a financially good idea.
By the way, I love your site!
Hi Kathleen! Thank you so much for visiting!
I’m not sure but you can try Phuong Ha https://hello-saigon.com/2011/02/18/baking-goodies/. It’s a store selling baking items in District 1 behind Bitexco Financial Tower.
If you like, I can get you some from the Pinoy Store here and meet up at D1 during workdays. 🙂
That’s a very kind offer. 🙂 I think I’ll check out the baking supplies store first. Nakakahiya naman sa iyo. Thanks for all the helpful information!
Naku it’s no problem really as I go to work in District 1 sa Bitexco. Let me know. 🙂
Hi Lyra! I was able to buy Nestle Cream at Phuong Ha yesterday. They were selling the small Nestle Cream cans from Holland but basically the same stuff. 🙂 I saw Select supermarket in Vincom sell them too. However, they only had the honey and banana flavored cream variants. Thank you for introducing me to Phuong Ha in your blogs. I love the store. It doesn’t have air conditioning and gets really hot inside even at 7 P.M. but it’s filled to the brim with stuff! It even has Mang Tomas. Thanks again! 🙂
Uy that’s good news! Check ko rin Mang Tomas baka mas cheaper. 🙂
Hi Lyra, do you have any idea kung meron balikbayan service, unlimited freight from ho chi minh to philippines? how much?
Hi Trina. What do you mean unlimited freight? You may try and contact Mang Peter from the info in this blog entry. He does deliveries but I don’t know the extent.
Hello Kabayan,
I hope you are all doing well.
If you are a kabayan living in Vietnam, either Saigon or Hanoi, what would be your best 30 items Pinoy foods(in order 1-30, #1 as most needed) requirement?
Looking forward to hear from everyone. Mabuhay po kayo!
Maraming salamat!
Dave
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hi Lyra i am looking for a filipino grocery in saigon..meron ka bang alam aside sa store na yan?… naccrave ako sa pancit canton hahahaha at saka argentina cornedbeef …
Hi. Go to Loriekot: https://hello-saigon.com/2014/11/22/food-trip-loriekots-lutong-bahay/
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