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Banh Mi

Name: Banh Mi
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 1 Baguette; 100g Sliced ham or pork pâté; 2 inches Daikon radish; 1/2 Carrot; To taste Cilantro; 1/2 Cucumber; 1 Chili pepper; 1 tsp Fish sauce; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Mayonnaise

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

A crackly baguette packed with pâté, cold cuts, pickled vegetables, and cilantro — Vietnam's soul-food sandwich.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

French colonial rule brought the baguette to Vietnam, where it merged with local ingredients to become a national dish. A light, crisp baguette is filled with pate or ham, pickled daikon and carrot (do chua), cilantro, and chili — traditionally sold from street carts.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A Ho Chi Minh City morning: vendors fill a fresh baguette to order from a glass case of ingredients, wrap it in paper, and hand it over to be eaten on the go.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Baguette 1
Sliced ham or pork pâté 100g
Daikon radish 2 inches
Carrot 1/2
Cilantro To taste
Cucumber 1/2
Chili pepper 1
Fish sauce 1 tsp
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Mayonnaise 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Julienne the daikon and carrot; pickle in vinegar, sugar, and a little salt for 30 minutes to make do chua.
Split the baguette lengthwise and scoop out a little of the crumb; spread with mayonnaise.
Layer in the ham or pâté.
Add the pickled vegetables, sliced cucumber, and cilantro.
Drizzle with a few drops of fish sauce and add chili.
Press gently to bring it together, then slice in half.

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