The baguette, which was brought over to Vietnam during the colonial period," is one of the few happy legacies from the time," TasteAtlas said.

Banh mi with meat and vegetables.

Banh mi, a symbol of Vietnam's street food, is a fusion of cold cuts and vegetables like coriander, cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon and cilantro combined with condiments from French cuisine like pate and mayonnaise. However, a wide variety of popular fillings are used, including cha lua (Vietnamese pork bologna), fried eggs, grilled pork, and meat balls.

The magazine recommended some famous addresses to try banh mi like Huynh Hoa, Hoa Ma and Hong Hoa stalls in Ho Chi Minh City or Phuong and Madam Khanh in Hoi An ancient town.

A loaf of banh mi costs from VND15,000 to VND50,000 ($0.63-2.10) depending on toppings. Anan Saigon restaurant even serves $100 banh mi.

The list also included China's pan-fried variety of the Chinese jiaozi dumpling called Guotie, Japan’s karaage, Indian bread called Paratha, the Philippines’ Lumpiang Shanghai, a crispy deep-fried Filipino snack, and Poland’s Pierogi.

Le Monde newspaper: Vietnamese ‘banh mi’ is formidable rival of American burger

As a simple, relatively balanced, cheap and, above all, tasty treat, the Vietnamese ‘banh mi’ (sandwich) is a ‘formidable rival’ of the American burger.

A fine dining banh mi

Peter Cuong Franklin, head chef of Anan Saigon restaurant, decided to step up the game, turning a cheap street food into fine dining.

Fishy banh mi delight Saigon foodies

A 25-year-old banh mi stall in Saigon has developed quite a reputation thanks to its round scad sandwich fillings, normally comprised of pork.

A Saigon banh mi says: get stuffed again

A crunchy baguette stuffed with veggies that are themselves stuffed with fish cake is satiating gourmet palettes in Saigon without burning holes in pockets.

Palm-sized baguette adds excitement to HCMC’s banh mi scene

Banh mi, the world-famous Vietnamese sandwich, is now available in the size of a palm in Saigon, allowing one to try a variety of different styles.

Source: VnExpress