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Banh Mi
Also known as: Bánh mì
A classic Vietnamese baguette sandwich with liver pâté, Vietnamese cold cuts, pickles, herbs and mayonnaise.
About Banh Mi
Banh mi is a Vietnamese filled baguette. This classic pâté-and-cold-cuts version follows Andrea Nguyen's master recipe, choosing liver pâté and Vietnamese cold cuts for the filling and soy sauce for seasoning.
Rich pâté, cold cuts and mayonnaise are balanced by tangy-sweet carrot and daikon pickle. Cilantro adds freshness, while jalapeño brings chilli heat.
A light, crisp baguette and crunchy cucumber contrast with the smooth spreads and sliced meats. The filling is used at room temperature.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg, Soy.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Banh Mi
Andrea Nguyen's classic pâté-and-Vietnamese-cold-cuts bánh mì (soy-sauce option).
- Wheat baguette rollBase
- Liver pâtéSpread
- Vietnamese cold cutsFillingIngredient page not linked
- Whole-egg mayonnaiseSpread
- Soy sauceSeasoning
- CucumberFilling
- CilantroGarnish
- JalapeñoGarnish
- Daikon and carrot pickle (do chua)Filling
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Wheat baguette roll: Wheat (gluten), recipe-confirmed; other loaf ingredients vary. Standard wheat baguette selected from the source. Wheat/gluten presence is recipe-derived; the broader catalogue variation relationship remains unchanged. Other loaf ingredients may vary.
- Liver pâté: Milk: recipe/brand-dependent, pending; Food-trigger link pending: chicken; Egg: recipe/brand-dependent, pending; Food-trigger link pending: pork; Product/formula unresolved. Liver species and pâté formula unspecified; do not assume pork or chicken, or fixed dairy/egg content.
- Vietnamese cold cuts: Allergen mapping unresolved; Product/formula unresolved; Ingredient link pending. The source specifies an assortment, not individual cold cuts or their formulas. No exact catalogue record found.
- Whole-egg mayonnaise: Egg, recipe-confirmed; other product ingredients vary. Source explicitly specifies whole-egg mayonnaise, confirming egg for this selected recipe. Other ingredients vary; catalogue relationship approval is unchanged.
- Soy sauce: Soy, recipe-confirmed; Wheat: product-dependent; other product ingredients vary. Standard soy sauce selected from the source alternatives. Soy presence is recipe-derived; wheat and other product ingredients can vary. Catalogue approvals remain unchanged.
- Cucumber: Food trigger: cucumber
- Cilantro: Food trigger: coriander
- Jalapeño: Food-trigger link pending: chilli pepper
- Daikon and carrot pickle (do chua): Food-trigger link pending: carrot; Food-trigger link pending: radish; Product/formula unresolved. Compound pickle formula not expanded in this selected sandwich recipe.
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- Cold-cut assortment: exact products, composition and catalogue identity unspecified.
- Liver species and pâté formula unspecified; variable milk/egg and meat links are qualified, not asserted as universal.
- Bread, soy sauce, mayonnaise and pickle product formulas vary; unresolved mappings do not establish absence of allergens.
Origins & food traditions
Andrea Nguyen describes bánh mì thịt nguội, also called đặc biệt at Vietnamese delis, as a classic version with liver pâté and Vietnamese cold cuts. She associates its popularisation with Southern Vietnam, particularly Saigon.
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Vietnamese
- Vietnamese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Southern Vietnamese cuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Vietnamese Australian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.