Banh Mi Sandwich at Bnh M Hng Hoa - Amazing Vietnamese Street Food in Saigon, Vietnam

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2

Bnh M is one of the most well known and beloved of all Vietnamese street foods. In this video, I ate at Bnh M Hng Hoa, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Get all the details here: You may have already seen a short clip of this video in the full food vlog of the day: (you can watch this if you haven't seen it. Bnh M (also spelled banh mi, actually just means bread in Vietnamese. However, outside of Vietnam, the term often refers to the Vietnamese sandwich, wrapped into a crusty baguette. In Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, you seriously cant go more than a few meters without seeing the next banh mi vendor or stall. Its one of the most popular Vietnamese street foods, and it is great for both takeaway and sitting down for a nice bite. Banh mi sandwiches are often eaten for snacks, or for light meals. The personal sized baguettes, which have influence from the French, are very light and airy, and they are not overly filling. The outside of the bread is incredibly crusty and crunchy, and the inside is very soft and airy. Together, the contrast of textures, makes it perfect for a sandwich. Like I said before, theres a near infinite amount of places to get banh mi in Saigon, but on this day I went to a place not too far from where I was staying called Bnh M Hng Hoa. While some of the other famous banh mi restaurants in the area are only open in the afternoon and evening, this restaurant is mostly open in the morning, and served a crowd of people for takeaway every morning. I ordered their most basic normal banh mi, a sandwich that began with a nice freshly baked baguette (and by the way, they were also selling freshly baked baguettes, which were hot and fresh, that was cut in half, then filled with a mixture of pate, mayonnaise, a few different slices of Vietnamese cured meat, meatloaf, and some grilled pieces of pork. On top of that, she also loaded in a nice amount thinly sliced crisp veggies like cucumber, green onions, and cilantro, and then some Vietnamese pickled, including daikon radish and carrots. Finally, she added a little more seasoning, and finally added some fresh red crushed chili to give it some heat. I have to be honest and say that this was one of my first banh mi sandwiches I had when I arrived in Saigon, and it turned out to be one of my favorites of my entire trip. It wasnt the most impressive one, but I thought it was the freshest and the most well balanced of all of them. It had just the right ratio of meat to sauces, and it had a nice touch of all the fresh vegetables. The ratio and mixture was perfect for me, and their bread was also fresh and crusty. On top of having a wonderful banh mi, the staff, and all the owners of Bnh M Hng Hoa were all extremely friendly and were happy that we were there enjoying their sandwiches. I ate the banh mi and filmed
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Paul Wombat
I just spent over a week in Saigon. I tried 5 different banh mi places, including My Banh Mi (Bobby Chinn's) where they go for up to 105 000VND each and Banh Mi Huynh Hoa (which is famous in Saigon and has fast-moving queues all day - 33 000VND for really huge banh mi. Hong Hoa Bakery was my favourite by far. Much tastier than the others. It looks a little different now cos the counter where they make the banh mi has been turned around so the banh mi makers now face the street. Also, in the 7 or 8 times I went there, only young girls were working. Mark didn't get any roast pork on his roll. Make sure you point it out or get your translations right. (They have 2 types of basic pork banh mi, they're both good but the one with roast pork is incredible. It's big chunks of roast pork with crackling. I think the one with roast pork is 18 000VND and the one Mark got is 17 000 - but they seemed to randomly charge me 17 or 18 for either. Also grilled pork 'burger' banh mi is excellent but is usually sold out by 1 or 2pm (17 000VND. Fresh coconut in the fridge, 15 000VND each.
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Kayla Nguyen
Hi Rindi, A lot of Banh Mi places in OC, CA makes beef banh mi sandwiches. You just tell them not to put the pate on bc that has pork. I knew this Muslim who accidentally ate a pork egg roll that someone gave to him. He said it was good, so I did not mention to him there was pork in it. It is allright since he did not know, but I told the person who made the eggroll he could not eat pork. Guess some slipped up: D
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arabesque2222
On my first trip to Saigon 10 yrs ago, I chanced upon this middle aged lady selling banh mi from her push cart near Caravelle Hotel where I stayed. The taste was heavenly After that first Banh Mi, I would go looking for that push cart every single evening AFTER dinner, just to savour that delicious sandwich. Your video made my mouth water, and I could almost taste a hint of the Banh Mi in my mouth
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Martin Huaman
People from vietnam are one of the nicest people in the world, friendly, honest, hardworking and humble, specially from south Vietnam. Unfortunately the current political system spoil everything. Still, is fair to mention that Vietnamese cousine is one of the top and more awarded in the planet and despite the fact that in some parts of the country remains some weird customs.
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Avin Pham
The most amazing feeling is when we're at home or going out, my Mum usually buys 3-7 banh mis (from a local Asian market) for us (Mum, Brother and me) to consume throughout the day if we get hungry at all. Banh mi is definitely one of my favourites as all the flavours combine to create a rainbow equivalent of flavours with each bite. From Australia: )
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Jessicaisrealawesome
Always buy those when I go to the Vietnamese suburbs here. SO good. Have never tasted one from Vietnam, but I'm sure the Vietnamese ladies at the Bahn Mi store here do quite okay. They are so popular here they are 4. 50 Making some big money over there at the Vietnamese bakery. Quite the price compared to 0. 79 right? Hahaha
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Nhi Ton
In Vietnam, the usual Banh mi may cost just 0. 5 so to some local people this is already expensive. However, as a Vietnamese, I can say this is the best sandwich shop I've ever tried so far in my life. I live in the US now, on my way trying so many Vietnamese-American flavor but I can't find this flavor anywhere else
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tefibalvin22
sir you need to consult with a professional on how to authentically deliver a critique without overdoing it. your facial expressions and eyes are very dramatic and almost like it's being done to please the crowd. idk but you creep me out and too bad because you have a lot of content. I will not be subscribing
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Eric Huelsman
Damn your hide, man You make it look so good. FYI. next time you're in VN check out Hoi An and a place called Phuong. Get the dac biet, all park meats banh mi. Honestly, the BEST I've had in VN Hoi An is kind of a little too touristy, but the food there is incredible. a real salute to Trung Viet cuisine
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Nguyễn Ngọc Tân
Yes. In 2014, its cost 17. 000, exactly is 0. 79, now, 6/2017, it is 32. 000, exactly is 1. 45. It is the best in quantity, and price too. But it is the best banhmy in HCM city. Anyway, in my countryside, banhmy is sold: 4. 000, exactly is 0. 22 cent. VietNam, my country, my love.
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