Cultured Palate: Dishes from Vietnam
| November 22, 2017
Bánh Mì
Bánh mì is not only popular in Vietnam, it’s also made the leap from regional dish to something served all around the world. It’s a fitting story for a dish that was itself a product of cross-cultural exchange.
When the French colonized Vietnam, they brought with them their favorite bread – the baguette. The native Vietnamese people took that innovation, and added their own spin to the humble sandwich. They filled sliced baguettes up with inventive fillings like pork belly or cold cuts, and topped each sandwich with pickled daikon, carrots, and plenty of cilantro and chilis.
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