Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Pork
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Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Pork

Photo: Ben Lei / Unsplash

40m
Prep
15m
Cook
4
Servings
Medium
Difficulty

Saigon's legendary sandwich: a crackly light baguette filled with chargrilled lemongrass pork, pâté, mayonnaise, quick-pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander and fresh chilli.

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Servings

4

Ingredients

Nutrition

calories640
protein34g
carbs62g
fat28g
fiber4g

Per serving

Steps

Make quick pickles

Stir 2 tablespoons of sugar and the salt into the vinegar with 100 ml of warm water until dissolved. Add the carrot and daikon (white radish). Leave for at least 30 minutes.

⏱30:00

Marinate the pork

Mix the pork with the lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, oil and pepper. Leave for 30 minutes.

⏱30:00

Cook the pork

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Warm the bread

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Fill the bread

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Serve

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)📅 1950s🥖 VN

The French brought the baguette to Vietnam in the 19th century, but bánh mì as a stuffed street sandwich took shape in Saigon in the 1950s, when bakers made a lighter loaf with rice flour and vendors filled it with Vietnamese flavours — fish sauce, pickles, herbs and chilli — alongside French pâté and mayonnaise.

It went global with the Vietnamese diaspora after 1975.

⭐ Why It's Famous

It's one of the world's great sandwiches: crisp, rich, sour, fresh and spicy in a single bite.

💡 Fun Fact

"Bánh mì" simply means "bread" — and in 2011 the word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

10.82°N, 106.63°E