Banh mi date back 130 years to when France colonised Vietnam from the 1880s to 1954. During that period the French forced the Vietnamese to work in slave-like conditions on plantations growing opium and rubber, taxing them heavily.
The dish was born in a time when Vietnamese weren’t even allowed access to wheat flour, making it hard to imagine the sandwich would become world famous.
Along with pho, banh mi is now one of Vietnam’s most famous culinary exports – a French-style bread filled with rich meats and zingy, fresh vegetables and herbs.
Alkira Reinfrank and Bernice Chan walk through this history and its ongoing legacy with Theign Yie Phan, head chef of Le Petit Saigon and Le Garcon Saigon, as well as Chef Peter Cuong Franklin, owner of Anan Saigon, also known as the man who controversially introduced the world to the US$100 banh mi three years ago. #scmppodcasts
Spotify: [ Ссылка ]
iTunes: [ Ссылка ]
Google: [ Ссылка ]
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: [ Ссылка ]
Follow us on:
Website: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
Linkedin: [ Ссылка ]
