To^i cu~ng va^.y. Ho+n sa'u na(m trong li'nh thu' tha^.t co' bao la^`n ddu+o+.c vi vu't tro.n tha'ng. dde^'m ddu+o+.c tre^n dda^`u ngo'n tay. Co`n ngoa`i ra thi` cu~ng ra'n luye^.n co^ng cho ba('p thi.t tay the^m pha^`n ra('n cha('c. Ngu+o+`i ta li.ch su+. a(n co+m ba(`ng ddu~a ba(`ng ni~a, mi`nh da^n li'nh tra'ng a(n ba(`ng tay cha(?ng la` thoa?i ma'i ho+n hay sao, chu+a he^` ho.c nhu+ng tho^?i harmonica ma^'y ai sa'nh ba(`ng. The^' ne^n, kho^ng pha?i khoe, ddi dde^'n cha^n tro+`i go'c bie^?n na`o cu~ng mo` ra cho ddu+o+.c ma^'y xe ba'n ba'nh mi`. Vi` ne^'u kho^ng ti`m ra cho le. thi` co' nu+o+'c nha('m ma('t nuo^'t tre^.u tra.o ba ca'i bao C Ration cho ma` ddo+~ co+n ddo'i la?.

Ga^`n dda^y ga(.p nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i mo+'i tu+` SG qua ho. hay nha('c to+'i ba'nh mi` Ha` No^.i, mo.i nga~ ddu+o+`ng cho^~ na`o cu~ng tha^'y. To^i la^'y la`m la. Nga`y xu+a chi? bie^'t co' qua'n ba'n ba'nh mi` thi.t, jambon, pate', ga`... co' te^n Ha` No^.i o+? ddu+o+`ng Cao Tha('ng hay Nguye^~n Thie^.n Thua^.t gi` ddo'. Chi? no+i ddo' la` chi'nh go^'c tho^i sao ba^y gio+` dda^u ma` ra la('m the^'.

Co' ngu+o+`i no'i ba'nh mi` Ha` No^.i ngon nha^'t, ai ddo' ca~i la.i Sa'u Voi ddu+o+.c ho+n. Theo to^i thi` o+? dda^u cu~ng ngon, va^'n dde^` la` lu'c na`o mi`nh a(n tho^i. Bu.ng ddo'i thi` mie^'ng ba'nh mi` bo? ti' ddu+o+`ng ca't trong ruo^.t nhai ngo^`m ngoa`m ngon kho^ng ke'm lu'c dda^`u tha'ng tie^`n du+ ddu+o+.c ba.n be` dda~i khu'c ba'nh mi` phe^'t bo+ trong la.i ke.p theo thi.t tha` ddu? thu+'. Di~ nhie^n khi ddo'i thi` mo'n ta^`m thu+o+`ng cu~ng co' the^? tro+? tha`nh cao lu+o+ng my~ vi..

Ngon nha^'t, theo to^i, la` tie^.m ba'nh mi` ke^' ra.p ha't Ta^n Ta^n o+? Nha Trang. Ai ma` chu+a ne^'m mu`i ba'nh mi` thi.t o+? dda^y la` mo^.t thie^'u so't lo+'n. Kho^ng bie^'t sau 75 chu? nha^n co`n o+? ddo' kho^ng. No'i chung ba'nh mi` o+? dda^y cu~ng nhu+ o+? no+i kha'c, kho^ng co' gi` dda(.c sa('c. Nhu+ng ne^'u a(n o^? ba'nh mi` ke.p thi.t thi` ngon kho^ng che^ ddu+o+.c. Chu? nha^n che^' bie^'n mo^.t loa.i nu+o+'c so^'t ra^'t u+ la` ngon. To^i no'i kho^ng ngoa dda^u, chi? ca^`n chan ca'i nu+o+'c so^'t na`y le^n o^? ba'nh mi` phe^'t bo+ la` a(n dda~ ngon ro^`i, no'i chi the^m va`i la't thi.t heo tho+m tho+m dai dai, chu't pa^te' gan, mo^.t mie^'ng du+a chuo^.t, mo^.t co.ng ha`nh la', va`i la' ngo` tu+o+i the^m ddo^i mie^'ng o+'t ddo? ddi ke`m. Nho+' lu'c co`n ho.c sinh ngu+~ o+? Nha Trang, to^i va` va`i te^n ba.n tha^n thie^'t cu`ng khoa' ghie^`n a(n dde^'n no^~i chu? qua'n bie^'t ma(.t. Chi? tha^'y bo'ng chu'ng to^i lu` lu` dde^'n la` ba` ta tu+. ddo^.ng la`m, kho?i ca^`n pha?i ho?i han chi cho me^.t.

Thu+' nhi` la` ba'nh mi` Vi~nh Cha^'n ta.i Hoa` Bi`nh, dda` La.t. Ca'i tie^.m Ta`u na`y la`m ba'nh mi` baguette ngon nhu+ Ta^y. Tro+`i la`nh la.nh, mu+a phu`n bay la^'t pha^'t. Ma(.c a'o la.nh co^? mang kha(n va`o tie^.m ddu+'ng cho+` mua cho ddu+o+.c ma^'y o^? mo+'i ra lo`. Ba'nh no'ng ho^?i co`n tho+m mu`i bo+. Vu+`a ddi vu+`a a(n tha^.t ngon qua' ddo^~i.

Thu+' ba la` hai xe ba'nh mi` tru+o+'c ra.p ha't Die^.p Ki'nh ke^' be^'n xe lam ta.i bu`ng binh thi. xa~ Pleiku. Bu`ng binh na`y cu~ng la` no+i ma` nhu+~ng anh em KQ Pleiku ra pho^' cho+i, lu'c ve^` ddu+'ng ddo'n xe ta.i dda^y. Truye^`n tho^'ng chu'ng to^i la` "kho^ng bo? anh em, kho^ng que^n ba.n be`". He^~ ai co' xe ra pho^', tru+o+'c khi ve^` ca(n cu+' ma` xe co`n cho^~ tro^'ng thi` pha?i ra?o qua dda^y dde^? ru+o+'c anh em. Ma` tru+o+'c khi ve^` la.i ca(n cu+' kho^ng que^n mua va`i o^? ba'nh mi` thi.t, mo^.t cho mi`nh va` it' nha^'t cu~ng co' mo^.t o^? cho tha(`ng ba.n ddang le^n phie^n tru+.c. Ca'i la.nh khu?ng khie^'p mu`a ddo^ng cao nguye^n cu~ng bi. a't ddi bo+?i ta^'m lo`ng cu?a anh em ddo^`ng ddo^.i. No^~i kho^? xa gia ddi`nh, xa ngu+o+`i ye^u trong dde^m va('ng co^ ddo+n la.nh le~o nhu+ dda~ du+o+.c khoa? la^'p qua ti`nh ba.n be`, cu`ng chia nhau mie^'ng ba'nh mi` nho? xi'u, tuy dda.m ba.c ma` sao ngon qua' the^?.

Sau cu`ng mo+'i to+'i Sa`i Go`n. Co^ng ta^m ma` no'i thi` ba'nh mi` SG nha^'t ha.ng. Bo^.t mi` kho^ng pha, ba'nh do`n tho+m ngon ngo.t. Nhu+ng ve^` ga^`n nha`, co+m nu+o+'c ddu+o+.c me. lo dda^`y ddu?. Tie^`n ba.c cu~ng i't pha^`n thie^'u hu.t vi` dda~ co' sa(~n nha` ba(ng so^'ng "ma me`re". The^' ne^n ca?nh co+m tay ca^`m pha^`n na`o i't tha^'y. La^u la^u ra?nh ghe' Sa'u Voi mua ve^` nha^'m nha'p. Ngon thi` co' ngon nhu+ng tha^'y kho^ng ba(`ng lu'c co`n o+? ddo+n vi. xa, no+i dde`o heo hu't gio', co' ba.n be` chung quanh ha.t muo^'i cu~ng ca('n ddo^i chia xe? nhau tu+`ng chu't. O+? ga^`n nha` ne^n tan so+? ma.nh ai ve^` nha` na^'y, dda^u co`n ca?nh tu. ho.p dda`n ddu'm nhu+ xu+a. Cho ne^n mie^'ng ngon cu~ng hoa' do+? vi` thie^'u ba.n hie^`n be^n ca.nh.

Qua dda^y to^i va^~n co`n thi'ch a(n ba'nh mi`. Ma` cu~ng kho^ng co' su+. lu+.a cho.n na`o kha'c. Pho+?, mi`, hu? tie^'u tra(m qua'n to^i ghe' thi` du+o+`ng nhu+ ga^`n ca? tra(m dde^`u pha bo^.t ngo.t. Duy chi? co`n ba'nh mi` la` chu+a tho^i. Nhu+ng sao tra(n tro+? hoa`i, nhie^`u khi ddang a(n ngo^`i nho+' dde^'n nhu+~ng ky? nie^.m xu+a. dde^'n nhu+~ng ba.n ddo^`ng ddo^.i mo^.t thuo+? chen vai sa't ca'nh trong qua^n ngu~ dda~ cu`ng chia ngo.t xe? bu`i. Kho^ng hie^?u gio+` na`y ho. ddang o+? dda^u va` la`m gi`.