Bánh Mì Đêm
Late-night bánh mì; from vendors operating after midnight.
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Bánh Mì Dân Tổ
Traditional/'folk' style bánh mì; simple, classic Northern approach.
Bánh Mì Dài
Long bánh mì; baguette-length bread.
Bánh Mì Cưới
Wedding bánh mì; served at wedding banquets.
Bánh Mì Cua
Bánh mì cua is the splurge of the Vietnamese coast: a baguette packed with real picked mud crab, sweet and firm, dressed with little more than lime and scallion so the crab stays the point.
Bánh Mì Croissant
A laminated, butter-layered croissant split and packed with the pork pâté bánh mì line: đồ chua, cucumber, cilantro, chili, assembled to order in Saigon's pastry cafes.
Bánh Mì Cơm Tấm
Bánh mì cơm tấm lifts a whole Saigon broken-rice plate (grilled chop, bì, steamed egg loaf) off the plate, leaves the rice behind, and stands the rest up inside a baguette, eaten with one hand.
Bánh Mì Chim Cút Nướng
Bánh mì with grilled quail; small game bird, delicate flavor.
Bánh Mì Chay
On the full moon a stall outside a Vietnamese pagoda sells extra bread, because the neighbourhood is eating chay. The meatless bánh mì runs on the Buddhist lunar calendar, with mock meats for pork.
Bánh Mì Chay Rằm
Not a dish name but a date. On mùng một and rằm a share of Vietnamese carts go meat-free, and the sandwich sold into that window is an ordinary bánh mì chay on a day that matters.
Bánh Mì Chay Đặc Biệt
Special vegetarian bánh mì with multiple mock meats and vegetables.
Bánh Mì Chân Giò
Bánh mì with chân giò (pork leg/ham hock); braised or roasted, gelatinous skin.
Bánh Mì Chấm
Bánh mì chấm is the empty Vietnamese baguette torn and dipped through a bowl of broth. In Cham Muslim kitchens of the Mekong Delta, that broth is rebuilt from beef or chicken, never pork.
Bánh Mì Chả Trứng
Bánh mì with chả trứng (steamed egg meatloaf); ground pork and egg steamed together, sliced.
Bánh Mì Chả Trứng Hấp
A steamed pork-and-egg loaf glazed with brushed egg yolk until the top sets orange, cut firm and square into bánh mì rather than sliced from a springy sausage.
Bánh Mì Chả Quế
Bánh mì with chả quế (cinnamon pork roll); similar to chả lụa but seasoned with cinnamon, slightly darker color.
Bánh Mì Chả Lụa
The cut face of the sausage tells you, before you taste it, whether the roll is worth buying: a pale surface, only fine even holes. Chả lụa shaved thin into a rice-flour baguette.
Bánh Mì Chả Lụa Đặc Biệt
Chả lụa bánh mì with added pâté and other accompaniments; enhanced version.
Bánh Mì Chả Giò
Bánh mì with chả giò (fried spring rolls); crispy rolls placed in bread.
Bánh Mì Chả Gà
Bánh mì with chả gà (chicken roll/loaf); steamed chicken paste, similar texture to chả lụa.
Bánh Mì Chả Chiên
Bánh mì with chả chiên (fried pork roll); chả lụa that's been pan-fried for caramelized edges.
Bánh Mì Chả Chay
Bánh mì with vegetarian 'ham'; mock meat made from wheat gluten or soy.