Taste Of Bánh Mì – Vietnamese Sandwich 

Banh Mi is the pride of Vietnamese cuisine tat has recently surged in popularity worldwide. Served as breakfast, lunch, andste even dinner, Banh Mi is always an ideal option of the Hanoian with reasonable price and appetizing taste. Sitting at a vendor on Hanoi Old Quarter Street and enjoying a peace of Banh mi like a local person, you will taste the flavor of cucumber and fresh herb, the mayonnaise, pepper and chili sauce, the softness of baguette, Vietnamese-style pork roll and pate as well is an absolutely memorable experience in your life when Travelling to Vietnam.

banh mi - hanoi local food tours

Banh Mi – Hanoi Local Food Tours

Bánh mì’s origins, as its architectural foundation indicates, of course, are in France. The French arrived in Vietnam initially as missionaries in the seventeenth century and established colonial control of Vietnam in 1887 with the formation of La Fédération Indochinoise. The French brought their language and their food, including eventually the baguette, the long thin loaf of bread that became popular in France in the early twentieth century. By the 1950s the Vietnamese started to tinker with it and, signaling Vietnamese appropriation of the baguette, started calling it bánh mì—simply, wheat bread. Some recipes called for a mix of rice flour with the wheat flour. The aim was to make it fluffier than the French baguette, allowing it to be easily stuffed with Vietnamese delights.

banh mi - hanoi local food tours

Banh Mi – Hanoi Local Food Tours

Bánh mì has long been a food staple of the working poor. Bánh mì stalls and carts are everywhere in the streets of Vietnam, providing simple and delicious sustenance, typically for breakfast or the midday meal, to the masses. It was street food long before street food became an obsession with foodies—in those days, some well-to-do Vietnamese shunned street vendors out of concern about typhoid fever and other illnesses. Ingredients like the sweet, crunchy fresh vegetables and pungent herbs and spices are what make the bánh mì Vietnamese. An essential component of the Vietnamese way is Maggi sauce, a Swiss-made savory seasoning introduced by the French.

banh mi - hanoi local food tours

Banh Mi – Hanoi Local Food Tours

As one of the best local food in Hanoi Old Quarter Streets, Banh Mi has become a must-try food for any tourist coming to Vietnam. To enjoy Banh Mi, just take some steps to any corner of Hanoi and order one piece or join our Hanoi Local Food Tour.