{"id":2763,"date":"2026-05-18T12:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/waterfall-fried-chicken\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:11:43","slug":"waterfall-fried-chicken","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/waterfall-fried-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"A U.S. chef with 50 million TikTok followers is left speechless\u2014Ho Chi Minh City's \"Su Su\" waterfall chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A popular American chef was blown away by a single dish in a Vietnamese back alley<\/h2>\n<p>American food creator Nick DiGiovanni, who boasts over 50 million TikTok followers and 28.5 million YouTube subscribers, visited \"C\u01a1m G\u00e0 X\u1ed1i M\u1ee1 Su Su\" (Su Su) in a back alley on C\u1ed1ng Qu\u1ef3nh Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. His 25-second video of eating the shop's signature dish, \"waterfall fried chicken,\" surpassed 17 million views in six days from posting.<\/p>\n<h2>\"Oil pouring down like a waterfall\"\u2014the full picture of the cooking method<\/h2>\n<p>Su Su's cooking method uses a dedicated machine the owner developed himself. Marinated chicken is set in a perforated tray, and heated oil is poured continuously from above. The oil flows down through the tray's holes and is pumped back up to circulate again. In just a few minutes, it turns out crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>DiGiovanni\u6c0f\u306f\u52d5\u753b\u3067\u300c\u3053\u306e\u97f3\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3002\u5927\u96e8\u304c\u5730\u9762\u3092\u53e9\u304f\u3088\u3046\u306a\u97f3\u3060\u300d\u3068\u8208\u596e\u6c17\u5473\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u300225\u6b73\u306e\u540c\u6c0f\u304c\u300c\u897f\u6d0b\u306e\u6599\u7406\u4f1d\u7d71\u306b\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u3082\u30e6\u30cb\u30fc\u30af\u306a\u30c1\u30ad\u30f3\u4f53\u9a13\u3060\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3068\u8a55\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u4e00\u6c17\u306b\u30d0\u30a4\u30e9\u30eb\u5316\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The shop also finishes an orange fried rice cooked with gac (a type of gourd) in an automatic stir-frying machine. This too is a machine the owner built himself. Cucumber and tomato are placed beside the chicken, and one plate is 55,000 VND (about 324 yen).<\/p>\n<h2>Background\u2014Vietnamese street-food videos sweep the world<\/h2>\n<p>Vietnamese street food is drawing global attention with the spread of TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Major food YouTubers such as Mark Wiens and Sonny Side have visited Vietnam one after another, and<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/taste-atlas-noodles\/\">TasteAtlas's Asian noodle ranking<\/a>also placed pho at number 6. Shops that make \"show cooking\" their weapon, like Su Su, are drawing attention as a new customer-drawing model for the social-media age.<\/p>\n<h2>The video's performance and reactions<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Platform<\/th>\n<th>Video<\/th>\n<th>Views<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TikTok<\/td>\n<td>25-second short<\/td>\n<td>17 million (6 days)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>YouTube<\/td>\n<td>\"I tried the world&#8217;s best street food\" (25 minutes)<\/td>\n<td>About 24 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Reactions on social media and in the press<\/h2>\n<p>In the comment sections and on social media, reactions like the following lined up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"Putting chicken in a waterfall of oil is a total Vietnamese invention.\" (TikTok comment, US user)<\/li>\n<li>\"It's right near backpacker street and I had no idea. I'm definitely going on my next HCMC trip.\" (YouTube, Australian user)<\/li>\n<li>\"This one machine has more impact than KFC's 11 herbs.\" (Reddit, r\/streetfood)<\/li>\n<li>The newspaper VietnamNet reported that \"the owner's inventor spirit showed the potential of Vietnam's street-dining culture.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Japanese travelers\u2014tips on access and ordering<\/h2>\n<p>Su Su is in a back alley a 5-minute walk from Bui Vien Street, known as backpacker street. Tell your taxi or Grab \"117\/1D C\u1ed1ng Qu\u1ef3nh\" and you'll arrive. The menu is simple, with only three options: thigh (\u0111\u00f9i), wing and breast (c\u00e1nh v\u00e0 \u1ee9c), and drumstick (\u0111\u00f9i t\u1ecfi). Pointing to order is fine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/hcmc-new-cafes-8\/\">A back-alley caf\u00e9 tour of Ho Chi Minh City<\/a>It's efficient to stop by before or after. Since a line forms at lunchtime, arriving before 11 a.m. is best.<\/p>\n<h2>Ho Chi Minh City street food\u2014an ever-evolving street culture<\/h2>\n<p>In Ho Chi Minh City, \"show street food\" that fuses the traditional stall culture with social-media appeal is on the rise.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/korean-restaurants-hcmc\/\">Including the arrival of Korean restaurants,<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/ciel-dining-tastemakers\/\">CieL Dining's selection by Food &#038; Wine magazine<\/a>and the like\u2014Ho Chi Minh City's dining scene is polarizing fast between the upscale and street tracks. Su Su is gaining global recognition as a leading example on that \"street side.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Venue information<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Shop name<\/td>\n<td>C\u01a1m G\u00e0 X\u1ed1i M\u1ee1 Su Su<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Address<\/td>\n<td>117\/1D \u0110. C\u1ed1ng Qu\u1ef3nh, Ph\u01b0\u1eddng Nguy\u1ec5n C\u01b0 Trinh, Qu\u1eadn 1, HCMC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nearest area<\/td>\n<td>A 5-minute walk from Bui Vien Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>55,000 VND per plate (about 324 yen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Menu<\/td>\n<td>Thigh, wing and breast, drumstick (each with gac rice)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Payment<\/td>\n<td>Cash only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>For 55,000 VND (about 324 yen), you can have an experience the world is watching. In a back alley of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the sight of an oil waterfall turning chicken crispy is something to experience in person rather than just watch in a video. If you stop by before 11 a.m. during a stroll along Bui Vien Street, you can avoid the line.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamnet.vn\/en\/american-chef-wowed-by-oilfall-chicken-in-ho-chi-minh-city-2440432.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VietnamNet<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/palealetravel.com\/com-ga-xoi-mo-su-su-fried-chicken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pale Ale Travel<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creators.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/story\/how-viral-waterfall-fried-chicken-is-made-160000678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Creators<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick DiGiovanni, with 50 million TikTok followers, experienced 55,000-VND (about 324-yen) waterfall chicken at the back-alley \"Su Su\" in District 1, Ho Chi Minh. 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