Bánh mì literally translates to bread in Vietnamese, so the Vietnamese baguette is the most iconic part of this sandwich — cotton-soft in the middle and with a paper-thin crust on the outside. In ...
Baguettes reached Vietnam via French colonizers in the mid-19 th century but were a luxury due to the price of imported wheat. To save money during World War I, Vietnamese bakers began mixing cheap ...
“It was totally unexpected [and] it was great.” Banh mi is a traditional Vietnamese sandwich served on French bread. The most traditional recipe includes pork and liver pate, carrots, pickled daikon, ...
A Columbia restaurant that serves an increasingly popular Vietnamese sandwich is up for sale, and could close if it doesn’t find a buyer. Banh Mi Boys, which is located at 625 Whaley St.