Never had banh mi before, so no idea how authentic this is. It’s kind of a double version of it, because I couldn’t decide what toppings I wanted. The right half is vegan meat balls and mushrooms, the left half is fried tofu and calamari.
It doesn’t look very authentic but it’s within tolerances. Even a bad banh mi is still a good sandwich.
Carrots, onions, cilantro, mayo/butter on a baguette. That’s the essential base line. The savory components can be highly variable. Maybe some hot or sweet peppers.
The greens are cilantro and mint. The sauce is a chili mayonnaise. The vegetables are carrots and radish marinated in a sauce made from lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and chili. The bread is a baguette. My girlfriend can’t eat onions, so those are out of the picture.
In my defense, I did try to follow recipes that claimed to be authentic. I just never had the real thing, so I can’t tell.
Looks good but none of the bahn mi places I go to use mayo. Sub some pate instead of mayo. And add fresh sliced jalepeno instead of the chili to get your heat. I’m sure it’s tasty.
Yeah, they typically make a homemade pate spread. Which I always pay more for extra lol. There’s different banh mi creations now as it’s gotten so popular, but for me the OG version has to include pate!
I would swap the mint for thai basil, but I’m kind of a fool for basil. Oh, and maybe add some extremely thinly sliced jalapenos, with the seeds and core removed, though this is up to your spice tolerance. It definitely looks the part, though. Hope it’s tasty!
Never had banh mi before, so no idea how authentic this is. It’s kind of a double version of it, because I couldn’t decide what toppings I wanted. The right half is vegan meat balls and mushrooms, the left half is fried tofu and calamari.
It doesn’t look very authentic but it’s within tolerances. Even a bad banh mi is still a good sandwich.
Carrots, onions, cilantro, mayo/butter on a baguette. That’s the essential base line. The savory components can be highly variable. Maybe some hot or sweet peppers.
The greens are cilantro and mint. The sauce is a chili mayonnaise. The vegetables are carrots and radish marinated in a sauce made from lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and chili. The bread is a baguette. My girlfriend can’t eat onions, so those are out of the picture.
In my defense, I did try to follow recipes that claimed to be authentic. I just never had the real thing, so I can’t tell.
Looks good but none of the bahn mi places I go to use mayo. Sub some pate instead of mayo. And add fresh sliced jalepeno instead of the chili to get your heat. I’m sure it’s tasty.
Yeah, they typically make a homemade pate spread. Which I always pay more for extra lol. There’s different banh mi creations now as it’s gotten so popular, but for me the OG version has to include pate!
I would love to know what the pate is like, it was the main thing I didn’t know how to substitute with a non-meat alternative. What is it like?
Hard to describe. It’s like the texture of hummus with the viscosity of peanut butter, and it tastes like duck liver.
Maybe an olive purée would get a similar texture with the salty/savory pungency. It wouldn’t be typical, but it might work as a substitute.
I would swap the mint for thai basil, but I’m kind of a fool for basil. Oh, and maybe add some extremely thinly sliced jalapenos, with the seeds and core removed, though this is up to your spice tolerance. It definitely looks the part, though. Hope it’s tasty!
I think next time I will do just that (and choose flatter toppings to leave some space, the ones I used made the sandwich huge already).
Either way, that sounds really fucking delicious.
Still looking great. I should probably make some myself. I have all the ingredients and just need to make the bread.
I’m not an expert, but looks good to me! I would load up some more on the carrots and radishes and tone back on the herbs.
Looks absolutely top notch!
The greens need to be a lot more limp, and possibly on the turn, for proper authenticity :-P
Yours looks nice though