Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Pork
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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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.
Marinate the pork
Mix the pork with the lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, oil and pepper. Leave for 30 minutes.
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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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.
Marinate the pork
Mix the pork with the lemongrass, garlic, fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, oil and pepper. Leave for 30 minutes.
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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The Story Behind the Dish
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.
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
10.82°N, 106.63°E
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