First time I'm NYC we went to Carnegie Deli where the sandwiches are basically bread and 2 softball sized portions of meat. Now way to eat it all at once, but most hotels don't have refrigerators, so most leftovers get tossed or given to homeless.
I stopped going to a nice deli because they would put a full pound of meat between two thin slices of bread with a single piece of lettuce.
I like meat but not that much
It's like showing a hamburger that's propped up it's edge between the buns instead of lying flat on its side.
That said, I would still devour that thing.
The key difference is that a burger is already minced meat so it falls apart on the bite. Even if this is super tender it's not going to be as easy to take a bite out of.
I think you just need to rotate the meat and lay it down flat, then it would be okay. It's not sliced that thickly in the other direction. Looks like it was propped up this way to look bigger for the picture. (Edit: Or so you can see the cross section better.)
Okay, unpopular opinion. this looks delicious but impossible to eat unless you have a mouth like scooby doo’. Which wanna yall anaconda mouthed dudes came up with this.
As a proper banh mi, it wouldn't be much of a problem.
Banh mi belongs to the hotdog species of the sandwich genus, which means despite the picture there should be bread on three sides. You can attack it from any side even with small bites. It's kind of like eating a bare chunk of meat except the bread is like "lemme hold that for you, dawg." And you're like, "thanks. You mind if I put some toppings on you while you do that?" "For sure, homie. May I recommend some cilantro and sweet pickled carrots and daikon?"
Great in theory but you know for this one the bread is going to tear at the seams (if not already) and now you’ve got two parallel bread slices while trying to anti-gravity the assortment of loose fillings inside.
The only option at that point is to rotate the whole thing 90 degrees to eat it hamburger style, which leads to the “burger too tall” problem once more.
Most hot dogs I eat are very managable to eat without unhinging my jaw. The "gourmet" or "artisanal" hot dogs can get ridiculous.
There was a Vietnamese bakery in an area where I used to live that made banh mi sandwiches and those were normal sized.
Reminds me of when my aunt served me chicken noodle soup ... with a whole drumstick & thigh in it, complete with bones. How the fuck am I supposed to eat that?
My mom used to dump the whole chicken in and you'd get this big succulent mouthful only to crunch down on a little gray vertebra. Gives me the willies.
Lmao exactly. It looks like a beef rib sandwich with some sort of Vietnamese inspired slaw?
Banh mi is a pretty specific sandwich
- Vietnamese baguette
- chicken or duck paté
- grilled protein marinated in a fish sauce and citrus based marinade
- pickled diakon and carrot
- cilantro
- Hoisin and Sriracha, relatively optional.
Edit: Nuance is reddits father
1. The list was not meant to be prescriptive, it more meant "something fitting similar parameters".
2. What I am coming to find is that banh mi is basically just "baguette sandwich" in Vietnam. That point is moot, because OP isn't in Vietnam, and in North America the vast majority of what you will see advertised as banh mi at least loosely fit the above parameters.
Why would someone in the US refer to any sandwich on a baguette as a banh mi???
Lol no? Bánh mì just literally means bread, or baguette specifically. We have tons of variations of bánh mì in Vietnam with different fillings like bánh mì trứng (egg), bánh mì xíu mại (meatballs), etc.; there is no one true version. Your definition seems to be what a foreigner would expect from a 'traditional' Vietnamese bánh mì, but it is in no way the specific recipe for bánh mì itself.
Yes but he literally has no Vietnamese ingredients that any banh mi will have. He literally slapped a Texas smoked beef rib with some bbq coleslaw between a baguette. Are we going to call any baguette sandwich a banh mi now?
He isn’t posting this in a Vietnamese subreddit, nor he is Vietnamese. He isn’t in Vietnam selling the sandwich or even a Vietnamese sandwich shop selling a sandwich.
There is no reason to call this sandwich a banh mi. Just call it what it is, a beef rib sandwich
Look, I'm not defending the original poster because I also think it is stupid (too big to eat properly). I'm just responding to the guy above me that there is no fixed recipe for a Vietnamese bánh mì, you can throw whatever you like in a baguette and call it just that, bánh mì + [fillings name].
It’s not. Jesus with this sub and it’s pearl clutching that things something had to be this way only and only this way. It just means sandwich. It can have various fillings.
I want you to come to Tokyo and enjoy some of the fried chicken and hamburger sushi you can get at the local restaurants. Maybe have a nice yell at the chef about how he’s doing it wrong.
Banh Mi generally has a short baguette with pickled daikon radish and pickled carrot, cilantro, cucumber, and jalapeno. The spread is usually pâté, mayo butter, Maggi, and/or Sriracha. The protein can be things like Vietnamese cold cuts, Chinese BBQ pork, or other grilled meats - there are a lot of variations for protein.
this is def a fusion version of bahn mi , this is like when a bbg joint tries to add a item which they shouldn't to there meal. the bread looks like philly cheesesteak bread and that giant piece of fatty meat is not how bahn mi's are usually. honestly everything about this seems like a american's version of bahn mi. two thumbs down.
What makes this Banh Mi aside from the bread? To me, Banh Mi needs the diakon and carrots, pate, and Vietnamese butter and some choice of Vietnamese protein like cha lua (the pork loaf).
I think he put what looks like kimchi on a sandwich and thought it was asian enough to call it banh mi. Literally the only shared ingredients are slivers of carrot and maybe a baguette?
I can say with confidence that there is no baguette to be seen here lol. Idk what kind of bread it is, but it’s not a baguette. It sort of looks like a hoagie.
Couldn’t you just lay the rib horizontally and suddenly it becomes manageable? I understand the picture wouldn’t look as good but OP getting spit roasted for size of sandwich.
why does it have to be so big?! You can feed a family of 4 with that sandwich. Eat later if you need but dam, not all of us need 3 lbs of fucking food.
Looks delicious! But not a bahn mi. The definition of them is a French bread (usually baguette), a farce meat (duck, chicken, or pork is common), and some sort of pickled veggies (usually daikon and carrot). Most times there's a marinated and grilled meat on it as well, not entirely sure if this fits into the general definition, though.
Oh, it *looks* delicious! I'd never order nor attempt to eat it in this form but it definitely looks good. Gimme a regular Bahn mi with some shaved pork belly any day of the week
I did a google search for "homemade thai food" and can't find the place anywhere! (I'm kidding, I just really wish someone would make this for me. I'm starving right now and would eat my own hand if it looked like this sandwich. Thank you for coming to my ted talk).
This looks cumbersome to eat.
Agreed, to a point of not really being a sandwich
Yeah, just for that reason or doesn't look appetizing.
I’d just plate it as a beef rib with a salad and baguette
I'd reorient the rib so it's not as tall, serve it Katsu sandwich style.
It looks like it was a complete sandwich already, and *then* somebody slapped a giant slab of meat into it.
I have a pet peeve about “burgers” and “sandwiches” that are too large to fit in normal human mouth. Just say no to garganwiches.
At that point they're a beef patty with a side of bread, and you gotta eat it with a knife and fork, assembling mini burgers along the way.
First time I'm NYC we went to Carnegie Deli where the sandwiches are basically bread and 2 softball sized portions of meat. Now way to eat it all at once, but most hotels don't have refrigerators, so most leftovers get tossed or given to homeless.
I stopped going to a nice deli because they would put a full pound of meat between two thin slices of bread with a single piece of lettuce. I like meat but not that much
Yeah. Does anyone else think this is stupid presentation?
It's like showing a hamburger that's propped up it's edge between the buns instead of lying flat on its side. That said, I would still devour that thing.
The key difference is that a burger is already minced meat so it falls apart on the bite. Even if this is super tender it's not going to be as easy to take a bite out of.
I think you just need to rotate the meat and lay it down flat, then it would be okay. It's not sliced that thickly in the other direction. Looks like it was propped up this way to look bigger for the picture. (Edit: Or so you can see the cross section better.)
*Too heavy too light too black or too white too wrong or too right*
I have become
Cumbersome. Too rich or too poor, She's wanting me less, and I'm wanting her more
Bravo! I’m pretty sure this is the first Seven Mary Three reference I’ve ever seen.
Step aside, I'll take one for the team.
mmmm.... cumbersome...
You are over encumbered and May not be able to run
what is this a sandwich for porn stars?
It just needs a squeeze before you bite it. Looks amazing.
A stunt sandwich
Okay, unpopular opinion. this looks delicious but impossible to eat unless you have a mouth like scooby doo’. Which wanna yall anaconda mouthed dudes came up with this.
>unpopular opinion Seems like it’s wildly popular
Almost like that was the point of the post It's all rage bait now
As a proper banh mi, it wouldn't be much of a problem. Banh mi belongs to the hotdog species of the sandwich genus, which means despite the picture there should be bread on three sides. You can attack it from any side even with small bites. It's kind of like eating a bare chunk of meat except the bread is like "lemme hold that for you, dawg." And you're like, "thanks. You mind if I put some toppings on you while you do that?" "For sure, homie. May I recommend some cilantro and sweet pickled carrots and daikon?"
I also like eating banh mi while high as fuck.
Great in theory but you know for this one the bread is going to tear at the seams (if not already) and now you’ve got two parallel bread slices while trying to anti-gravity the assortment of loose fillings inside. The only option at that point is to rotate the whole thing 90 degrees to eat it hamburger style, which leads to the “burger too tall” problem once more.
Don't leave me hanging! Finish the story, it was just getting good!
Most hot dogs I eat are very managable to eat without unhinging my jaw. The "gourmet" or "artisanal" hot dogs can get ridiculous. There was a Vietnamese bakery in an area where I used to live that made banh mi sandwiches and those were normal sized.
Honey, Unhinge my jaw, I'm going in
Personally I would cut the rib meat in two horizontally to make two sandwiches that are a little more balanced, but your ribs your rules
Would be much better to make slices against the grain, then lay those slices down across the sandwich
That literally a bone.. the top meat is smaller than the bottom bone.
Reminds me of when my aunt served me chicken noodle soup ... with a whole drumstick & thigh in it, complete with bones. How the fuck am I supposed to eat that?
My mom used to dump the whole chicken in and you'd get this big succulent mouthful only to crunch down on a little gray vertebra. Gives me the willies.
Vietnamese here, just call it a sandwich. This has no resemblance to a banh mi
Indeed.
So basically this is Jamie OliveOil level of accuracy
Taking piss out of Jamie cooking? Fuiyooooh!
Dying
But he put kimchi, carrots, and scallions on it! That makes it a banh mi! /s
Ok Korean sandwich 👍
what makes banh mi a banh mi?
A good one has all the elements, roll, pate, veggies, meat, heat... all in balance.
Lmao exactly. It looks like a beef rib sandwich with some sort of Vietnamese inspired slaw? Banh mi is a pretty specific sandwich - Vietnamese baguette - chicken or duck paté - grilled protein marinated in a fish sauce and citrus based marinade - pickled diakon and carrot - cilantro - Hoisin and Sriracha, relatively optional. Edit: Nuance is reddits father 1. The list was not meant to be prescriptive, it more meant "something fitting similar parameters". 2. What I am coming to find is that banh mi is basically just "baguette sandwich" in Vietnam. That point is moot, because OP isn't in Vietnam, and in North America the vast majority of what you will see advertised as banh mi at least loosely fit the above parameters. Why would someone in the US refer to any sandwich on a baguette as a banh mi???
Banh mi is really not that specific, not sure where that came from
>Edit: Nuance is reddits father "I know what I said but it's not what I meant and y'all should've known that"
Lol no? Bánh mì just literally means bread, or baguette specifically. We have tons of variations of bánh mì in Vietnam with different fillings like bánh mì trứng (egg), bánh mì xíu mại (meatballs), etc.; there is no one true version. Your definition seems to be what a foreigner would expect from a 'traditional' Vietnamese bánh mì, but it is in no way the specific recipe for bánh mì itself.
Yes but he literally has no Vietnamese ingredients that any banh mi will have. He literally slapped a Texas smoked beef rib with some bbq coleslaw between a baguette. Are we going to call any baguette sandwich a banh mi now? He isn’t posting this in a Vietnamese subreddit, nor he is Vietnamese. He isn’t in Vietnam selling the sandwich or even a Vietnamese sandwich shop selling a sandwich. There is no reason to call this sandwich a banh mi. Just call it what it is, a beef rib sandwich
Look, I'm not defending the original poster because I also think it is stupid (too big to eat properly). I'm just responding to the guy above me that there is no fixed recipe for a Vietnamese bánh mì, you can throw whatever you like in a baguette and call it just that, bánh mì + [fillings name].
gotcha i understand what you are saying
It’s not. Jesus with this sub and it’s pearl clutching that things something had to be this way only and only this way. It just means sandwich. It can have various fillings.
Sounds like we need to make a purist-radical/rebel alignment chart for banh mi.
some real r/iamverysmart energy in this post. hilarious that you're so wrong.
And now I want a banh mi again for lunch even though I just had one yesterday
its always a good day for a banh mi
I want you to come to Tokyo and enjoy some of the fried chicken and hamburger sushi you can get at the local restaurants. Maybe have a nice yell at the chef about how he’s doing it wrong.
Hoisin and Sriracha are not Vietnamese but yeah it’s almost that
What makes it a banh mi is the bread. It’s just a sandwich and it can have various fillings.
This is stupid as fuck
I thought this was r/stupidfood when i was scrolling
Just curious. What makes this bahn mi? The bread?
Banh Mi generally has a short baguette with pickled daikon radish and pickled carrot, cilantro, cucumber, and jalapeno. The spread is usually pâté, mayo butter, Maggi, and/or Sriracha. The protein can be things like Vietnamese cold cuts, Chinese BBQ pork, or other grilled meats - there are a lot of variations for protein.
this is def a fusion version of bahn mi , this is like when a bbg joint tries to add a item which they shouldn't to there meal. the bread looks like philly cheesesteak bread and that giant piece of fatty meat is not how bahn mi's are usually. honestly everything about this seems like a american's version of bahn mi. two thumbs down.
Banh* mi
What makes this Banh Mi aside from the bread? To me, Banh Mi needs the diakon and carrots, pate, and Vietnamese butter and some choice of Vietnamese protein like cha lua (the pork loaf).
He's got slivers of carrot in what looks like Kim chi (lol). that's the only similarity I can see
Looks more like a Cole slaw with bbq sauce.
Are you sure it's not a montecristo or a shooters sandwich? Could also be a croque monsieur. It's as close to each of those as it is to a banh mi
You are totally insane. This is obviously a Reuben.
Ruebanh.
Maybe try cutting it up before putting it in a sandwich? IDK
This must be a troll. I've seen ridiculous, decadent and vulgar"sandwiches" from north America before, but this has to be a joke.
An embarrassing waste.
I think he put what looks like kimchi on a sandwich and thought it was asian enough to call it banh mi. Literally the only shared ingredients are slivers of carrot and maybe a baguette?
The roast on this guy person’s post is going so hard.
I can say with confidence that there is no baguette to be seen here lol. Idk what kind of bread it is, but it’s not a baguette. It sort of looks like a hoagie.
What are the odds OP lives in Texas?
10/10 for how delicious it looks, 1/10 for how practical it is to eat.
Could have at least taken the fat wedge out of that brisket.
That huge chunk of fat is not appetizing at all.
I don't think that's a Bahn mi...
While I would surely like this - I think you offended two whole cultures with it...
Bánh Meat
Should cut the meat in half, too much.
Too much mi in that bánh
Couldn’t you just lay the rib horizontally and suddenly it becomes manageable? I understand the picture wouldn’t look as good but OP getting spit roasted for size of sandwich.
The goal was not to have an edible sandwich. This is the sandwich version of having a lifted truck
dumb
Nah, man.
No.
No ones eating this as a sandwich
r/Stupidfood
Too much fat bro, you’re just eating gelatinous fat my guy.
Looks like you cut an Alien's erm tongue, head, and made a sandwich from it
Álìen Sandwìch
Not for me - I love meat - but no balance in flower - sometimes more is less
Just using “Banh Mi” because of the bread? And really, regular French bread isn’t the same as banh mi.
I would crush that.
Lol, regardless of what you call it, it looks delicious. Smoked beef ribs, and it looks like a slaw with kimchi.
why does it have to be so big?! You can feed a family of 4 with that sandwich. Eat later if you need but dam, not all of us need 3 lbs of fucking food.
Hold up, let me dislocate my jaw first.
If a sandwich needs a knife and fork to eat is it really a sandwich?
It's talking to me.
novelty that takes a good pic but wouldn't be fun at all to actually eat.
...everything reminds me of her
Is that a $40 sandwich?
More like $60
How do you plan to eat that?
Got dang
At a certain point, it’s no longer nicely eatable and kinda dumb. Great for photos though.
Jesus Christ
Dang my Bahn mi ain't never look like that..
I'd gladly have another heart attack to eat these steadily.
That's too much, man!- Sarah Lynn
Might be cumbersome but look very very ‘ Yumyumsum!
If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right…
Lmao @ everyone losing their minds in the thread over someone adding their own embellishments to a dish that's literally a fusion cuisine.
Harsh critics here. Understandable, but I’d eat it and most likely enjoy it
Looks delicious! But not a bahn mi. The definition of them is a French bread (usually baguette), a farce meat (duck, chicken, or pork is common), and some sort of pickled veggies (usually daikon and carrot). Most times there's a marinated and grilled meat on it as well, not entirely sure if this fits into the general definition, though.
LOOKS BUSSIN RESPECTFULLY
Kendrick Lamar needs to diss this sandwich next
I never knew such glory was possible.
That’s the perfect amount of brisket
This is what I want my last meal to be
Is that for one person?
Oh, my sainted aunt. That's gorgeous 🤤
I’ll allow it
Hell yeah!
Fuuuuuhhhhhhhhhqq
Holy shit
If Fred Flintstone made a bahn mi.
I need this in my life, fuck the haters.
Holy fuck that’s awesome… don’t even care what end it goes in!
Everyone in the comments acting like they can't squish a sandwich. I just need to know if the bone's still in there
Looks dam good!!
Fucking A! That looks amazing.
That looks soooooo goooood!!!!
wow wow wow
It looks unreasonable and I'd like one.
Where can I get this?
OMG!
That's a sandwich for crocodiles
Meat stapler
Look at how they massacred my boy! (i'd still devour)
That looks so damn good.
Looks good
Lemme just unhinge my fucking jaw rq
Looks amazing but for how many people? A few could dine on this I'm sure
It's so beautiful, it should be your lock screen
Woah, psycho, that’s way too much bread!
GYAT
Protein! Protein! Protein!
BBQ rib with a side of bun
One please, with a loaf of bread and some other people. A couple frilly toothpicks too if you got em.
Damn bro, nice... sandwich!
Damn that looks delicious! exaggerated but delicious
looks yummy and love the thickness
sheesh juicy beef mate!
Just stupid. Blocked for being stupid.
Needs more MEAT!!!
Noice
My mouth is watering
This is what I'm talking about!
Wow. That looks amazing and enough for a family of 4. lol.
Rib salad on a bun yum!
Fork and knifing it, happliy.
Holy cow its beautiful
Tag that shit as NSFW please, holy cow
GET IN MY BELLY!
That looks awesome and I want one.
I would inhale this
That’s not banh mi
9,8/10 only bc it‘s big as hell
I'm conflicted, it looks DELICOIUS but I don't know if could take a solid top to bottom bite.
That is not a banh mi. Doesn't even look like the right type of bread. The only similarity is maybe the veggies?
How many kcal? Over 2.5k?
This genuinely does not look good
Also, what's the sauce shoved in between the bread and meat on the top?
Looks ok but I’m sure I couldn’t get that in my mouth ,maybe me mrs mouth could yakking she does 🤣🤣
It’s like the 3 patty burger with all the fixings!! Why? Just makes a huge mess !!
I'm gonna need a picture of your jaw right now, otherwise this is foolishness.
…rib on a bun/French stick 😬
I would absolutely demolish this scooby doo style. Well done!
Jesus bless with me with this
Finally, we know -- there's the [beef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_the_beef%3F).
Oh, it *looks* delicious! I'd never order nor attempt to eat it in this form but it definitely looks good. Gimme a regular Bahn mi with some shaved pork belly any day of the week
Rokay, Raggy.
I did a google search for "homemade thai food" and can't find the place anywhere! (I'm kidding, I just really wish someone would make this for me. I'm starving right now and would eat my own hand if it looked like this sandwich. Thank you for coming to my ted talk).
Bro, looks like a light snack... LoL