Bánh mì
A Vietnamese sandwich of a short baguette with grilled pork, pâté, pickled vegetables, fresh herbs, and chili. A legacy of French colonial rule.
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French baguette and pâté techniques enter Indochina with colonial administration and bakeries.
Wikipedia. (2024). Bánh mì. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bánh_mì
Vietnamese bakers adapt the baguette with local fillings — coriander, pickled veg, chilli, cold cuts — as bánh mì.
Wikipedia. (2024). Bánh mì. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bánh_mì
Refugee and migrant communities carry bánh mì worldwide as a signature Vietnamese street sandwich.
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Part of the Flatbread lineage.
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Claim: A Vietnamese sandwich of a short baguette with grilled pork, pâté, pickled vegetables, fresh herbs, and chili. A legacy of French colonial rule.
Wikipedia. (2026). Bánh mì. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_m%C3%AC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_m%C3%ACsecondary