Susurrus

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• Dec 14, 2017

• #51

I love these, got into them a few years ago, and still eat them periodically. I live a few hours from Paris, so whenever I go to Paris, I make sure to stop by prob the best Banh Mi place I've ever been to. Get them for now or later or both! Only a few euro a piece...

Thieng Heng: https://goo.gl/maps/mdrkDn9Mg8y

There's a lot of other good Vietnamese and Chinese food in that area, too. Ironically my favorite area of the city.

 

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NiKKO FRANCHiSE

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• Dec 15, 2017

• #52

Luckily I live in Orange County, CA, where there is a Lee's Sandwiches every few miles no matter which direction you head in. Love me some BBQ Pork Bahn Mi's, though the crusty bread shreds the roof of my mouth

 

lachesis

Member

• Dec 15, 2017

• #53

Love Bahn Mi!

Funny that it literally means "Anti-America" in Korean though

 

beat

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• Dec 15, 2017

• #54

I love a banh mi, but I can't stand cilantro. I try to ask for them to skip it, and I'll pick it out myself if I have to. (Side note: I have a theory that a mix of parsley and basil would hit most of the same bright and deep herbal notes as cilantro without tasting gross the way cilantro does.)

If your joint offers to add a fried egg to the sandwich, definitely get that.

After banh mis, my favorite sandwiches are tortas (esp torta cubanas, which are not like Cubans at all), and then Philly cheesesteaks, Reubens, and Cubans.

 

Nikodemos

Member

• Dec 15, 2017

• #55

You could probably replace cilantro with chervil for a subtler taste, though I don't think I've ever seen chervil used in food outside of some Cuisinne a l'Ancienne dishes.

 

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black_13

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• Dec 15, 2017

• #56

I'll take a Bahn mi sandwich over subway anyday. But like anything it's a hit or miss depending on the place you get it at.

 

rokkerkory

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• Dec 15, 2017

• #57

NiKKO FRANCHiSE said:

Luckily I live in Orange County, CA, where there is a Lee's Sandwiches every few miles no matter which direction you head in. Love me some BBQ Pork Bahn Mi's, though the crusty bread shreds the roof of my mouth

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Lee’s is horrible tho

 

shpankey

not an idiot

• Dec 15, 2017

• #58

I lol'd

 

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see5harp

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #59

BBQ Pork is baby mode. I need pate and head Cheese.

 

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BastardSamurai

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• Dec 18, 2017

• #60

Breakage said:

Tried it when I used to eat meat.
Out of interest, does anyone know if vegetarianism is common among the Vietnamese community?

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Alx said:

Not that I know of. All traditional meals include some kind of meat/fish one way or another (fish sauce is almost everywhere, and when it's not it's prawn sauce).

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As a counterpoint, my family is Buddhist, and that religion calls for being vegetarian at regular intervals. Monks are also vegetarian, and at family or religious functions, we needed to have a vegetarian option.

Also, one of my co-workers is vegan, and she said she had the easiest time food-wise in Vietnam, and also, when we were in Germany for gamescom, her best food option was the vegan Vietnamese place.

 

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bggrthnjsus

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• Dec 18, 2017

• #61

I'm in Vietnam right now and I've eaten some pretty solid banh mi here... The bread seems to be better than what I can get in the US (even in nyc where I live). On top of that I have yet to pay more than 25k vnd (like $1) for any of them. Got one today for $15k.

 

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Ubername

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• Dec 18, 2017

• #62

bggrthnjsus said:

I'm in Vietnam right now and I've eaten some pretty solid banh mi here... The bread seems to be better than what I can get in the US (even in nyc where I live). On top of that I have yet to pay more than 25k vnd (like $1) for any of them. Got one today for $15k.

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Jesus that is cheap.

 

Kotzen Ducha

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• Dec 20, 2017

• #63

I live in the NASA area in Houston and thank god
We have so much good foreign food as a result and Banh mi is near the top