Often, the quality of banh mi is judged by the bread. In our book, the best banh mi bread is a lighter version of the French baguette, crisp but not too thick crust with a light, not dense crumb.

During trips to visit family in Vietnam, one of my favorite food traditions is grabbing a banh mi sandwich. They can be found easily at market stalls or roadside carts, making it convenient to pull… ...

"Banh mi bread should be big, so it can hold many ingredients." Isn’t that what we all want in a sandwich?

If there’s one thing Bao-N-Baguette seems to do differently, it’s that it aims to make the bánh mì-buying process more approachable for the Panera Bread crowd.

Banh mi get off to a good start because the bread used to make them -- especially as they're made at Hue Thai, on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas -- is the perfect launching pad.

I go to Mi Pueblo or the bulk bins at Safeway and get so-called French rolls, or ciabatta rolls or sliced wheat bread. It’s OK, let’s move on! (But the recipe’s in the book, if you want it.) ...

To achieve the classic flavors of bánh mì, we first need to create a marinade for the pork. Whisk together shallot, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, neutral oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, dried lemongrass, and ...

The Vietnamese restaurant at 2940 Union Road, Cheektowaga, with a branch at the Walden Galleria food court, gets banh mi right.

When you're hunting for banh mi in Denver, there are plenty of places to find the traditional Vietnamese sandwiches, plus modern versions with updates on the fillings, condiments and bread.

The premiere bakery for banh mi is Dong Phuong in New Orleans East. Most of the banh mi you'll sample in the area are served on the excellent bread baked there. In addition to a host of other ...

ExploreI love the little rebellion that is the banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich built on a French baguette. When the Vietnamese adopted the bread of their colonizers, they made it their own by ...