Emerging chains tap into popularity of traditional Vietnamese sandwich
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Lisa Jennings
Just like the taco, pizza and sushi that came before, Americans have embraced a sandwich that once was found only in ethnic mom-and-pop shops in immigrant communities: the bánh mì.
A traditional baguette sandwich from Vietnam, the bánh mì was born of the French colonies. It is a sandwich that includes the bread, meat and sometimes pâté of France with the flavors and textures of Vietnam, such as fresh cilantro, chiles, pickled carrots and daikon with cucumber.
Vietnamese-style baguettes typically are made from a mixture of rice and wheat flour, which offers a crispy crust with a more tender texture than most American versions of baguettes. The proteins that make the base of a bánh mì filling, however, are very flexible — from...
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