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    Home » Articles » Cooking - Recipes

    The Best Banh Mi Vietnamese Sandwich in NY

    by Eric · This post may contain affiliate links, its one way we pay the bills. · 3 Comments

    Recently we were working on a paint job in Sunset Park Brooklyn, and we realized that Brooklyn's Chinatown was just a few avenues away. Tony, ( who works with me in addition to  writing recipes for GardenFork ) and I had previously visited Thanh Da II ( 5624 8th Avenue, Brooklyn NY ) in Brooklyn's Chinatown after reading about this Banh Mi sandwich place in the NY Times.

    brooklyn banh mi sandwich

    Eric's Favorite Banh Mi Sandwich

    There are now 4 Banh Mih sandwich places in our neighborhood in Brooklyn, the Ban Mih sandwich craze has reached the point where it was focus of a story on the NPR show This American Life.

    According to Wikipedia:

    Bánh mì or bánh mỳ (English pronunciation: /ˈbʌnmiː/, Vietnamese: [ɓǎːɲ mî]), literally biscuit or cake (Bánh) and flour or wheat (mì), is a Vietnamese baguette made with both wheat and rice flour, but more popularly known as a type of sandwich traditionally made with this type of baguette.[1] There are many global and regional variations of the sandwich, but the most common version features thinly sliced pickled carrots and daikon (known as đồ chua), cucumbers, cilantro, chili peppers, pâté, mayonnaise and various meat fillings or tofu. Popular bánh mì fillings include roasted or grilled pork, steamed or roasted pork belly, Vietnamese sausage, chicken, head cheese and ham.

    The Banh Mi sandwich is a mash up of eastern and western cultures. The French brought their baguette sandwiches of vegetables to Vietnam, and the Vietnamese made it their own.

    Thanh Da Banh Mih shop

    We've tried a few of the place in our neighborhood, but the Banh Mi sandwiches at Than Da II win. They are really good. Especially the #4, a BBQ Pork Banh Mi sandwich that I order every time I go to Thanh Da.

    dried mushrooms in brooklyn's chinatown

    An added bonus to going to Thanh Da is getting to check out the asian grocery stores in Brooklyn's Chinatown. I wish I had a tour guide when I walk the sidewalks and try to figure out what the merchants are selling. Some of the stores write out the items in English, but most don't. Lots of mushrooms and dried items and tons of fresh fish.

    Tony checks out the produce

    what are these?

    So if you are coming to New York, and want to get off the tourist track, come to Brooklyn's Chinatown, and then walk over to Sunset Park for real mexican food.

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    Comments

    1. Monica

      September 08, 2011 at 8:06 am

      NOM! I can usually only eat half of a "traditional" bahn mi, which is made with pork, ham, and pate. So rich!

    2. admin

      September 09, 2011 at 10:43 pm

      the BBQ banh mi is filling. and inexpensive. so i eat the whole thing.

    3. Lyn

      September 25, 2011 at 3:30 am

      The picture of the pinkish grenade looking things are called "Dragon fruit". I've seen and tasted two types. One, when cut length wise, has flesh that is bright, almost neon, magenta with small black seeds. The other, cut the same way, has white flesh with black seeds. Very beautiful and exotic, but to me, the taste was kinda blah. But I've heard some people really love it.

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