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        "rendered": "<p><strong>The short answer:<\/strong> The reason a Dulce bake tastes the way it does is boring and simple, <strong>real ingredients at our from scratch bakery in Saigon (District 3), with no preservatives.<\/strong> We use real butter, real cream cheese, sustainable Belgian-Vietnamese Puratos chocolate, ceremonial Uji matcha direct from Kyoto, and fresh \u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t strawberries. We even make our own marshmallows, graham crackers, and jam from scratch. It costs us more time, but if you want the best American bakery experience in Ho Chi Minh City, we don&rsquo;t cut corners.<\/p>\n<h2>We make the small things ourselves<\/h2>\n<p>Most bakeries buy the fiddly bits in. We can&rsquo;t, because here, the shelf versions of things like<br \/>\n<strong>marshmallows and graham crackers are stale and just wrong for Western baking.<\/strong> So we take it into<br \/>\nour own hands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marshmallows<\/strong>, house-made, soft and fresh (the store-bought ones here aren&rsquo;t), and the reason<br \/>\n  our miso\u2013marshmallow\u2013cornflake <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/new-york-cookies-saigon\/\">cookie<\/a> works.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graham crackers<\/strong>. We bake our own for the New York cheesecake base and the cookie-cheesecake<br \/>\n  bar; the imported ones are stale and not the real thing (the Basque stays crustless).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strawberry jam<\/strong>, made from <strong>\u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t strawberries<\/strong>, not a tub of bright-red syrup. It&rsquo;s what<br \/>\n  goes into our strawberry shortcake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&rsquo;s slower and harder. We&rsquo;d still rather make it than serve something stale.<\/p>\n<h2>The ingredients we don&rsquo;t compromise on<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Real butter, never margarine.<\/strong> Flavour and tenderness come from butter, it&rsquo;s the single<br \/>\n  biggest reason our <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/new-york-cookies-saigon\/\">cookies<\/a> taste rich instead of waxy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real cream cheese, no gelatin.<\/strong> Our cheesecakes are baked, not set; our cream cheese frosting<br \/>\n  (on cinnamon rolls, red velvet and carrot cakes) has real tang and depth, not just sugar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Partners We Trust<\/h3>\n<p>For the few things we don&rsquo;t make ourselves, we partner with suppliers who care as much as we do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/puratosgrandplace.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puratos Grand-Place Vietnam (PGPI)<\/a>:<\/strong> We use their chocolate because they bridge Belgian chocolate-making heritage with Vietnamese cocoa. Their Cacao-Trace program ensures sustainable farming and fair pay for local farmers right here in Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inucha.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inucha Matcha<\/a>:<\/strong> Our matcha doesn&rsquo;t come from a generic distributor. It&rsquo;s ceremonial-grade, sourced directly from 100-year-old tea gardens in Ujitawara, Kyoto. You can taste the single-cultivar difference.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shopee.vn\/cakefactory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C\u00e0 K\u1ec3 Specialty Coffee<\/a>:<\/strong> For our espresso and coffee drinks, we rely on C\u00e0 K\u1ec3, a roastery dedicated to Vietnamese specialty beans from regions like S\u01a1n La and \u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Local where local is better<\/h2>\n<p>Some things are better sourced close to home. Our <strong>\u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t strawberries<\/strong> and our <strong>C\u00e0 K\u1ec3 espresso<\/strong><br \/>\nboth come from Vietnam&rsquo;s highlands, fresher, and our money supports local growers. We pick the source<br \/>\nby what tastes right, not by what&rsquo;s furthest away.<\/p>\n<h2>No preservatives, so freshness is a choice, not a label<\/h2>\n<p>Because we don&rsquo;t use preservatives, freshness has to be designed in: we <strong>bake through the day<\/strong> to<br \/>\nkeep the case stocked, so you&rsquo;re rarely getting this morning&rsquo;s leftover by afternoon. It&rsquo;s the same<br \/>\nreason a real <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/new-york-cookies-saigon\/\">cookie<\/a> goes stale faster than a packaged one,<br \/>\nthat&rsquo;s a feature, not a bug.<\/p>\n<h2>Where it shows up<\/h2>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t an abstract promise, it&rsquo;s in everything:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real butter + Puratos chocolate \u2192 the <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/new-york-cookies-saigon\/\">cookies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Real cream cheese \u2192 the <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/cinnamon-rolls-saigon\/\">cinnamon rolls<\/a>, red velvet and carrot cakes.<\/li>\n<li>Inucha matcha \u2192 the <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/matcha-inucha-uji-saigon\/\">matcha<\/a> lattes, burnt Basque, and cookie.<\/li>\n<li>\u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t jam \u2192 the strawberry shortcake. Three real milks \u2192 the tres leches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re tired of bakeries swapping butter for margarine just to save a few bucks, come find us.<\/p>\n<h2>What people say<\/h2>\n<p>The from-scratch obsession is the quiet reason people keep coming back:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Freshly baked and the best in Saigon. This homemade cake is a true treat.&rdquo; <strong>Jessica L.<\/strong> \u00b7 Google \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They also have a big choice of (I think) homemade desserts like cakes, cookies, cheesecakes. Definitely recommend dropping by!&rdquo; <strong>Agnieszka T.<\/strong> \u00b7 Google \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Those quotations record the customers&rsquo; own experience of the bakery.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walk in<\/strong>, 382\/15 Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Minh Khai, B\u00e0n C\u1edd Ward (District 3), open <strong>daily 8 AM\u20139 PM<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/order.ipos.vn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order.ipos.vn<\/a>, GrabFood, ShopeeFood, or <strong>Zalo<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:+84903305993\">0903 305 993<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>See it all on our <a href=\"\/en\/products\/cakes\/\">cakes &amp; menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Does Dulce de Saigon use real ingredients?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, real butter (never margarine), real cream cheese (no gelatin), Puratos Belgian chocolate,<br \/>\nceremonial Uji matcha from Inucha, C\u00e0 K\u1ec3 coffee, and \u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t strawberries. No preservatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you make from scratch?<\/strong><br \/>\nOur marshmallows, our graham crackers, and our strawberry jam (from \u0110\u00e0 L\u1ea1t strawberries), among other<br \/>\nsub-components, plus everything is baked fresh, not shipped in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you use preservatives?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. We bake fresh through the day instead, which is why our bakes are best eaten soon after you buy<br \/>\nthem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is your chocolate real chocolate?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, Puratos Belgian chocolate that melts, not compound &ldquo;chocolate buttons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Written by Garret, co-founder (sourcing &amp; R&amp;D), with Thu. We make it harder for ourselves<br \/>\non purpose. Come taste why, 382\/15 Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Minh Khai, B\u00e0n C\u1edd Ward, daily 8 AM\u20139 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>About the author:<\/strong> Garret Nelson is Dulce de Saigon&rsquo;s co-founder, leading sourcing, R&amp;D and creative direction, the one who chases down partners like Puratos, Inucha and C\u00e0 K\u1ec3. A longtime Saigon F&amp;B operator. More at <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/\">our story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Order:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/order.ipos.vn?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=sourcing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order.ipos.vn<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/food.grab.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=sourcing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrabFood<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/shopeefood.vn\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=cta&amp;utm_campaign=sourcing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShopeeFood<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 <strong>Zalo<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:+84903305993\">0903 305 993<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?cid=1231524315685570131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<div class=\"dulce-cta-container\" style=\"background-color: #faf8f5; border: 1px solid #e8e4de; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-top: 32px; text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif; color: #3e2723;\">Order From Dulce de Saigon<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 15px; color: #5d4037;\">Enjoy our fresh-baked treats delivered directly to your door or visit us in District 3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dulce-cta-buttons\" style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/zalo.me\/3815014291612970512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #0068ff; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block;\">Zalo OA<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/food.grab.com\/vn\/en\/restaurant\/dulce-de-saigon-delivery\/5-C2JCNED2C6EZJA?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=from-scratch-bakery-real-ingredients-saigon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #00b14f; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block;\">GrabFood<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/shopeefood.vn\/ho-chi-minh\/dulce-de-saigon?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=from-scratch-bakery-real-ingredients-saigon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #ee4d2d; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block;\">ShopeeFood<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/order.ipos.vn\/menu?pos_parent=BRAND-6DGD&#038;pos_id=29852&#038;utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=cta&#038;utm_campaign=from-scratch-bakery-real-ingredients-saigon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #3e2723; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block;\">Order Direct (iPOS)<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?cid=1231524315685570131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: #4285f4; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block;\">Directions (Google Maps)<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>",
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