Bánh Mì Tròn
Trộn means tossed, and this bánh mì follows the order literally: pâté, egg, dried beef and sausage stir-mixed on a griddle instead of layered.
Trộn means tossed, and this bánh mì follows the order literally: pâté, egg, dried beef and sausage stir-mixed on a griddle instead of layered.
Style from Bánh Mì Trâm shop; another legendary Hanoi establishment.
Shrimp turns from tender to rubber in seconds. The shrimp bánh mì is built around that problem: the loosest filling in the family, with no fixed recipe or founding shop.
Tempura shrimp bánh mì; Japanese-Vietnamese fusion.
Fried shrimp bánh mì; battered or breaded shrimp.
Party/banquet bánh mì; small, fancy versions for events.
Skewered grilled meat bánh mì; various meats on bamboo skewers.
Alternative name for roast pork bánh mì; crispy-skinned roasted pork belly.
The smell arrives down the street before the cart does, charcoal with lemongrass on it, an accurate forecast of the sandwich. The margin is the caramel: dark sticky edges or nothing.
Grilled pork specifically marinated with sả (lemongrass); aromatic, citrusy pork.
Grilled pork with honey glaze; sweet-savory caramelization.
BBQ-style grilled meat bánh mì; American BBQ influence.
Bánh mì thịt nguội is the build the whole catalog points back to: assorted Vietnamese cold cuts and pâté on a rice-flour baguette with đồ chua, herbs and chili, a complete flavor system.
Saigon-style cold cuts; more varieties, sweeter pâté.
Bánh mì thịt nguội built on giò thủ leads on crunch: a pork head-cheese of ear, snout and tongue set in its own aspic and shot through with cartilage and wood-ear mushroom, a cold cut with real bite.
Bánh mì with boiled pork; simple, clean pork flavor, often with dipping sauce.
Bánh mì thịt luộc mắm nêm is the central-Vietnamese roll built on deliberately plain poached pork, soft cool belly under a fierce fermented-fish sauce: the Đà Nẵng rice-paper plate folded into a loaf.
Bánh mì with thịt kho (braised pork in caramel sauce); sweet-savory braised pork belly in coconut water and fish sauce.
Braised pork with hard-boiled egg; eggs braised in same caramel sauce.
Bánh mì thịt kho tàu loads the Tết clay pot into a roll: pork belly and egg braised soft in caramel, coconut water and fish sauce, sweet-salty and sauce-heavy where the cold-cut bánh mì stays cool.
Bánh mì thịt heo mắm hands the seasoning to mắm nêm, the pungent fermented-anchovy sauce let down with pineapple and chilli. Plain pork, a loud sauce, the central coast in a loaf.
Bánh mì with thịt băm (minced/ground pork); stir-fried seasoned ground meat.