Vietnamese Banh Mi appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Banh mi · Orlando
Banh mi is the Vietnamese baguette sandwich, with pate, char siu or grilled pork, pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, cucumber, chilies and a touch of Maggi seasoning.
Banh mi developed in early 20th-century Saigon, when French colonial baguettes met Vietnamese ingredients and the local rice flour-blended airier loaf form. The sandwich crossed to America with the post-1975 Vietnamese refugee waves, and Central Florida's Mills 50 corridor turned banh mi into its corner-shop staple. Banh Mi Boy at Mills Market has anchored the form on East Colonial, with Pho 88 rounding out the Vietnamese counter map. The canonical order is pate plus char siu, with extra cilantro and jalapeno.
Where to eat in Orlando:
- Banh Mi Boy
- Pho 88