Monthly Rice, a Vietnamese tradition

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The basic idea is subscribing to meals that traditionally are delivered to your house. You can subscribe on a monthly basis. They are cheap, homemade, and composed of the freshest, least-expensive things from the market that day. They are for working families who still intensely value eating together -- even if it’s 9 p.m. -- and eating real food.
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It is home food. It is also food that does well if it’s heated for a long time. These are foods that are braised, not flash-fried, because they are for working people who might be eating them later in the evening.

The other big difference is the price. It’s extremely inexpensive. The price may have crept up over the years, but when I did it with my family, we got a meal for four people for $8 and that included delivery. The way it is so cheap is that it is simple food. You don’t have a lot of say. They have a great repertoire, the people who do this, but they are basically cooking what is the best deal and what is most economical for them that day. The only obligation is that it has to be so delicious that you keep on paying your subscription.
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