Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    1+

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Lavender & Lovage: A Culinary Notebook of Memories & Recipes From Home & Abroad

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

  • About

My recipe for a classic Vietnamese Bánh Mì sandwich is based on the most popular variant of this snack, Bánh mì xá xíu, (BBQ or smoked pork) and uses some extra fusion ingredients, namely Korean Kimchi in place of the usual Do Chua pickled carrots and daikon radishes. If you want to use the more traditional Do Chua, I have also added the recipe for these pickles. Bánh mì chay. The vegetarian version is made with tofu or seitan and is usually found at Buddhist temples during special religiou