A Vietnamese sandwich, or bánh mě, has minced pork, potted meat, salami, carrots, cucumbers and cilantro. They are served in a slightly toasted French baguette with a special sauce that brings all the fillings together. Skip on the mayonnaise and order an iced Vietnamese coffee while you wait. There are also the neo-bánh měs like vermicelli glass noodles, beef fillets, chicken and even tofu. Most of the stores carry other Vietnamese snacks and your best bet would be the summer rolls or the rice cakes. Sáu Voi Corp also sells Vietnamese CDs and DVDs for some soundtrack while you eat. (I’ve updated this post since 2004 for new bánh mě stores.)
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This week: pre-Christmas, Vietnamese food & Chocolate
Viet-Nam Banh Mi So #1 is a well circulated name in Chowhound pertaining to the topic of good, tasty banh-mi. The place itself is a hole in the wall that is the size of a shoe box that has a small back kitchen that makes your sandwiches. There were two women that was working that morning and one of them took my order after I contemplated for 3 minutes of deciding which sandwich I want, the real deal banh mi or something that is a derivation of that sandwich. So, I stuck with the banh mi, which they call it the House Special. It cost me $3.25. Not bad for a pretty large sandwich. The banh mi bread was basically a hoagie style of bread that was lightly warmed and toasted in the oven filled with grilled pork, Vietnamese sausage, cilantro, shredded carrots, celery and some type of sweet dressing or sauce (that is the yellow in the sandwich). The sandwich was mighty fine.
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If a bear poops in the woods should you call that a sandwich? Is it really OK to replace roast pork with gluten and tofu? And why is this one of the most popular Banh Mi spots in New York? These are just a few of the unanswered questions that haunted The Porkchop Express after visiting Vi?t-Nam Báhn Mě S? 1.
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I just ate this totally funky taro red bean coconut glutinous rice thing (like zhong zi) from Viet-Nam Bahn Mi So 1. For a bit of unecessary backstory, only once before have I had a sweet zhong zi with dates and red bean. Result? Not so good. Or simply, just bad to the point it made me wonder why anyone would eat it.
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I think I'll start making up a Be Rachel Ray For a Day $40 eating itinerary in NYC. I don't think I'll actually use $40 since that would probably make people explode. But. Hmmmm. I'm calling my food itinerary, "for the person who isn't allergic to anything, likes Asian food, baked goods, sweets, and can eat lots of sugar without resembling a jackhammer or feeling nauseous." It's a long title, I know. It doesn't include many drinks (probably just one) since I don't drink much besides water. SO. Water is not included; bring your own bottle.
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A Vietnamese sandwich, or bahn mi, has minced pork, potted meat, salami, carrots, cucumbers and cilantro. They are served in slightly toasted French baguette with a special sauce that brings all the fillings together. Skip on the mayonnaise and order an iced Vietnamese coffee while you wait.
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