HCMC's BANH MI a French culinary legacy

HCMC’s BANH MI sandwich a French culinary legacy.
By Aly Abaquin

The Six inch Banquette for only 10,000 Dong roughly .80 cents not even a dollar Vietnamese sandwich is a must try to the adventurous tourist.

This Banh Mi sandwich is eaten everyday during breakfast by the locals. The Banh Mi little food stalls on wheels /shop are scattered in all of Ho Chi Minh City and in the outskirts. The carts are made of wood and is being pushed by the locals specially in crowded places for Breakfast treats… I was also amaze on how the concoction was a spicy surprised.

The Unique sandwich- the Banh Mi is the genius fusion of French and Vietnamese flavors. When the French occupied Vietnam, they not only changed street names, they introduced the baguette. And your friendly foodie who looks at the cheapest eats in HCMC found out that this Banh Mi works wonders and the locals stuffed the baguette with mayonnaise, cucumbers, pickled carrots and jicama, cilantro, chili peppers, soy sauce and an assortment of hams and meats.

Though the French soon left Vietnam, but the Banh Mi stayed. And this culinary treasure sure brings delight and joyous smile to the tourist and locals alike.

I like my Banh Mi and the veggies that comes with it but easy on the spice…
Good for my diet too. The Vietnamese Banh mi is surely a culinary treasure! ;)