The Greatest Snack in the World: Bánh mì

...Drool

...Drool

Its 1pm on a Saturday Afternoon, I am just arising from the couch where I have no doubt been playing video games or watching mindless cooking shows since 10 or 11 and the paralysis hits me —-

Damn I’m hungry.

I already know that my cupboards are empty, my fridge filled only with juice, leftovers, and an odd beer or two.   Where do I turn?

The holy of holies — The Vietnamese Bánh mì.  All the ethnic-food-phobes just cringed at the sound of what must be some odd smelling, freakish colored, or terrifyingly ambiguous meat product.  Oh they are so wrong…  Enter — a fresh baked french baguette, split, filled with chicken, sprouts, pickled vegetables, jalapenos and a dressing to top it off.  If that doesn’t sound like the perfect cure to too many Aristocrat and Mountain Dews the night before, somethings wrong with you.

I implore everyone, regardless of ones previous experience with Vietnamese food, to venture to your local Vietnamese snack shop and pick two up.

Categories: Food, Sandwich

3 Comments on “The Greatest Snack in the World: Bánh mì”

  1. August 8, 2008 at 2:03 pm #

    The chicken ones are good, but there are other varieties that are also really good involving pate and various barbecued meats.

    Also:

    Aristocrat and Mountain Dews the night before.

    That’s disgusting. Was orange juice too expensive back then?

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