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From Travel + Leisure , AUG 2004

This is an example of a double-immigration sandwich. The baguette-style roll (lightened with rice flour) emerged in Indochina during French colonization, and the Vietnamese who fled to the United States following the Saigon evacuation in 1975 brought the sandwich to us....MORE>>

– Francine Maroukian Summer of Sandwiches

From Food & Wine , MAR 2003

Banh mi at Saigon Sandwiches, stuffed with spiced pork meatballs, cool pickled carrots and jalapeños...MORE>>

– Susan Choung Bargains | America's 75 Best Food Buys

Last updated August 2004