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title: "Lê Văn Tư, Fire Keeper at Bếp Rơm"
description: "Has grilled snakehead over straw since he was young. At Bếp Rơm he keeps the straw and wood fire and watches each fish. Writes on cá lóc nướng trui."
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lang: en
last-updated: 2026-10-06
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![A man beside a brick wood-fired stove in a timber kitchen, seen from the side as he tends the fire](/_astro/people-tu.EMIYZmHr_Z1yh8Dz.jpg)

Fire keeper

# Lê Văn Tư

> Has grilled snakehead over straw since he was young. At Bếp Rơm he keeps the straw and wood fire and watches each fish. Writes on cá lóc nướng trui.

Nguồn / Source: https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/team/le-van-tu


> Straw fire catches fast and dies fast. You have to stand there. You cannot walk away.

Has grilled snakehead over straw since he was a boy. Keeps the straw and wood fire at the grill and the fire counter.

## What he does each day

Lê Văn Tư is the fire keeper at Bếp Rơm. He has grilled snakehead since he was young, and at Bếp Rơm he works the fire counter facing the yard, where 8 seats let guests watch the grill.

Before opening he builds the wood into red coals and stacks dry straw on a rack beside the counter. Straw catches quickly, so he never leaves the fire: each snakehead of about 800 g lies in burning straw for around 18 minutes, he turns it once, then brushes off the ash. For guests at the counter he peels the scales in front of them; at ordinary tables the scales are already peeled when the fish goes out.

Besides the fish he keeps the wood fire for the [grilled free-range chicken](/en/menu/ga-ta-nuong-muoi-ot), the prawns and the mushrooms in [The grill](/en/menu/grill).

## Dishes he is responsible for

[Cá lóc nướng trui](/en/menu/ca-loc-nuong-trui) (snakehead grilled whole in burning straw) and the grilled chicken. He wrote [how one fish travels from pond to table](/en/journal/ca-loc-nuong-trui-pond-to-table), the six stations of one fish. What he tells is how our kitchen works, not a claim about the craft in general. There is more on the [story](/en/story) page.

This profile is a fictional character on a demo site.

## Sit at the fire counter

Eight seats facing the grill, 75 minutes for 1 to 4 guests.

[Reserve](/en/reserve)[The whole team](/en/team)

## Try these when you come

- [![Three charred whole snakehead fish grilled in the straw-fire style, on banana leaves beside a rice pancake, a basket of herbs and a clay pot of rice](/_astro/dish-ca-loc-nuong-trui.CB89TZpY_Z4zPmP.jpg)Snakehead fish grilled in strawA whole snakehead of about 800 g grilled in burning straw, rolled in rice paper with herbs, fermented anchovy dip.358,000 VNDMildFish](/en/menu/ca-loc-nuong-trui)
- [![Several spatchcocked chickens marinated golden with turmeric, grilled over charcoal until the skin is browned and blistered](/_astro/dish-ga-nuong.BQNN48s4_1Xmal3.jpg)Free-range chicken with chilli saltHalf a free-range chicken rubbed with chilli, salt and lemongrass, grilled over wood, with lime leaf.268,000 VNDMediumNone of the 9 allergen groups](/en/menu/ga-ta-nuong-muoi-ot)

## Articles by Lê Văn Tư

- [24 Jul 2026What Is Cá Lóc Nướng Trui: Six Stations, Pond to TableNướng trui means grilling the fish whole, scales on, in burning straw. Six stations: pond, straw, fire, peeling, wrapping, dipping. Why the skin burns.](/en/journal/ca-loc-nuong-trui-pond-to-table)