Andrew Lekashman - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches (Page 185)

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.

Bánh Mì Chả Cá

Bánh mì with chả cá (fish cake/fish patty); pounded fish paste, fried or grilled.

Bánh Mì Chả Cá Nha Trang

Fish cake Nha Trang style; famous for quality seafood.

Bánh Mì Chả Cá Lã Vọng

Inspired by Hanoi's famous Chả Cá Lã Vọng dish; turmeric-dill fish.

Bánh Mì Chả Cá Hà Nội

Hanoi-style fish cake bánh mì; Northern fish preparation.

Bánh Mì Chà Bông

A handful of chà bông weighs almost nothing and melts to savoury nothing on the tongue. The pork-floss bánh mì is built around that vanishing act, a shelf-stable pantry meat tipped into a fresh loaf.

Bánh Mì Cay

Hải Phòng spicy bánh mì; distinctive port city style with chili paste.

Bánh Mì Cay Hải Phòng

Hải Phòng's famous spicy version; smaller bread, potent chili.

Bánh Mì Cánh Gà Nướng

Grilled chicken wing bánh mì; wing meat removed and placed in bread.

Bánh Mì California

Ba Le baked bánh mì in San Jose by 1982, and Little Saigon got freeway signs in 1988. The California version runs on numbered menus, warm loaves, and jalapeño.

Bánh Mì Cá

General fish bánh mì.

Bánh Mì Cá Nướng

Bánh mì with grilled fish; whole small fish or fish fillets, charcoal-grilled.

Bánh Mì Cá Ngừ

Bánh mì with tuna; fresh or canned.

Bánh Mì Cá Ngừ Spicy Mayo

Spicy tuna with Japanese-style mayo; sushi-inspired.

Bánh Mì Cá Mòi

A tin of sardines in tomato sauce, warmed and mashed into a fresh loaf, is the cheapest hot bánh mì there is, and an edible relic of the French colonial canned-fish trade.

Bánh Mì Cá Kho

A Mekong Delta clay-pot braise in a baguette: river fish lacquered dark in caramel and fish sauce (cá kho tộ), boned by hand, the loaf standing in for the rice bowl.