Bánh mì

Name: Bánh mì
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 sandwiches
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 piece Baguette; 200 g Pork, grilled slices or leftover roast; 2 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 piece Carrot, julienned; 80 g Korean radish, julienned daikon; 3 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tbsp Sugar; 0.5 piece Cucumber; 1 handful Coriander; 1 piece Fresh chilli; 1 tsp Fish sauce

A Vietnamese baguette — crackly crust, pâté or mayo, pickles, herbs, chilli, and a filling that is not 'an Asian sub'.

Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Bánh mì.

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Prep: 25 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 35 min
Difficulty: Easy
Spice: Mild
Cost: Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price

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Source photograph of Bánh mì. Not official I Want Some Food pixel artwork. — Photo: Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

About

Bánh mì is a short baguette with a thin crisp crust and a light crumb, spread with liver pâté or mayo, then filled with meat, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander and fresh chilli. The bread is the Vietnamese remake of a French loaf. A supermarket baguette still works if you crisp it.

Ingredients

Servings

Baguette2
Pork, grilled slices or leftover roast200 g
Mayonnaise30 ml
Carrot, julienned1
Korean radish, julienned daikon80 g
Vinegar44 ml
Sugar15 ml
Cucumber½
Coriander1 handful
Fresh chilli1
Fish sauce (optional)4.9 ml

Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.

Steps

Step 1
Toss carrot and radish with vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt. Rest 20 minutes. Crisp the baguettes in a hot oven 5 minutes.
20 min
Step 2
Split, mayo (and pâté if you have it), meat, pickles, cucumber, coriander, chilli. A drop of fish sauce or Maggi if that is your house.

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Substitutions

Pâté → Extra mayo
Less funk. Still a sandwich.

Tips

Do chua pickle keeps a week. Make extra.
Tofu, grilled, is a real filling, not a consolation.

History & culture

Saigon street breakfast and the sandwich that travelled. The filling changes; the pickle-and-herb logic does not.

Colonial wheat bread that Vietnam lightened and filled until it was no longer French.

Modern adaptation

Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnamese%20Grilled%20Pork%20B%C3%A1nh%20M%C3%AC%2C%20B%C3%A1nh%20M%C3%AC%20B%C3%A1nh%20M%C3%AC%20Westfield%20Carousel%2C%202026%20(01).jpg

Questions about this recipe

Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.

How long does Bánh mì take?

35 min all in — 25 min prep, 10 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.

How many does it serve?

The recipe is written for 2 sandwiches. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.

How hard is it?

Easy.

How spicy is it?

Mild.

What allergens should I watch?

This recipe is labelled for Wheat, Eggs. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.

Does it fit a diet?

The published recipe is labelled Dairy-free, Nut-free.

What does it cost to cook?

Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.

What equipment do I need?

Mixing bowl, Oven.

How much salt do I put in?

This recipe does not list salt as its own ingredient. Saltiness comes from Fish sauce — 1 tsp (optional). Taste at the end rather than adding a number we did not write.

How much vinegar?

3 tbsp of Vinegar.

How much sugar?

1 tbsp of Sugar.

How much fish sauce?

1 tsp (optional) of Fish sauce.

What can I use instead?

Pâté → Extra mayo. Less funk. Still a sandwich.

Any tips from this recipe?

Do chua pickle keeps a week. Make extra. Tofu, grilled, is a real filling, not a consolation.

Can I use an air fryer?

This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.

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