Bánh Mì Tôm
Shrimp brings a problem pork never does: it is mostly water and turns to rubber in seconds. The shrimp bánh mì is built around that, the loosest filling in the family, with no fixed recipe or origin.
Bánh Mì Cá & Hải Sản
Bánh Mì Tôm Tempura
Tempura shrimp bánh mì; Japanese-Vietnamese fusion.
Bánh Mì Tôm Chiên
Fried shrimp bánh mì; battered or breaded shrimp.
Bánh Mì Ốc
What if the evening Saigon snail eatery had a baguette window? Meat picked from the shells, the sauce reduced to a glaze, the standard frame underneath, hot in the hand and gone in two minutes.
Bánh Mì Nguyên Cám
Whole wheat bánh mì; healthier modern option.
Bánh Mì Mực
Bánh mì with squid; grilled or stir-fried.
Bánh Mì Mực Nướng
Grilled squid bánh mì; often scored and charcoal-grilled.
Bánh Mì Hàu
Bánh mì with oysters; grilled or fried.
Bánh Mì Hải Sản
Mixed seafood bánh mì; combination of shrimp, squid, fish.
Bánh Mì Ghẹ
Bánh mì with swimming crab/blue crab; sweet crab meat.
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 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 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.