@@MitchellMillennial I don't speak vietnamese but I speak another asian language. She might have pronounced it that way in order to make the word more accessible.
@@MitchellMillennial You're not even Vietnamese, why the fuck do you complain? I'm Vietnamese and I'm totally ok with how she says the word! DO NOT GATEKEEP OTHERS LANGUAGE!!!
She's Andrea Nguyen, chef and author of Vietnamese Food Any Day, makes a char siu chicken banh mi in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen. DON'T YOU READ THE DESCRIPTION?
I made this today for myself and my wife. It was incredible. I made the pickle last night, and I cut the carrot and daikon a little thicker than recommended (the average chopstick). I liked the extra crunch. The sauces were exactly the right flavor. It was so damn good I'm going to invite friends over for dinner (once Covid is over) and serve this in the backyard with ice cold beer.
I seriously loved her little talk about the cultural history of the colonization of Vietnam. It’s crazy how sharing something like a sandwich can be an opportunity to talk about those kind of events in history
It's crazy how you can even make cultural appropriation a topic whem talking about cooking. Food IS cultural appropriation. Otherwise we would still chew on boar roast and sorrel. But I LOVE her humour!!
Idk Im Logan: "It’s crazy how sharing something like a sandwich can be an opportunity to talk about those kind of events in history" It's not crazy at all. Food is about CULTURE. In this case culture(s). All dishes and ingredients have a rich history if you dig deep enough.
My father is French and my mom is South Vietnamese. I don't think about "colonization" or "culture appropriation". I am blessed with the 2 best cuisines in the world. I can cook French like a native one day and a Saigon street vendor the next! Yup, I am so blessed...And I love your recipes!!!
I have learned so much from Andrea’s cookbooks and videos. We originally bought Vietnamese Food Any Day to learn how to make Banh Mi but I’ve now made dozens of her recipes with several as family favourites that we make frequently. Her instructions and techniques make this wonderful food very approachable.
"What you do for your own sake of cultural survival, is you take the best of what they have and you turn it into something your own." Coming from a country that's been colonized by three counties, one of which, colonized us for more than 300 years, this really resonated with me. Also, this video made me remember my time in Hanoi, and now I wanna go back. :D
I'm so proud how she explained the food background that come out from history of colonialism. We too, Indonesian has some several foods that I think also a fusion between West and our third world cuisine. Thank you, Miss Andrea 💐
She’s the kind of lady I would love to meet on the street and it’s chat with. She’s so authentic and funny. I know a Vietnamese lady and I love her spirit and spunk. It’s quite addictive.
As a note, I've always been told by my family in Vietnam that "bánh mì " comes from "pain de mie" (white bread). Being half French/Vietnamese, I grew up with both cuisines and I still use chopsticks when cooking French meals :D
Crap. You even misunderstood the origin of the name. Bánh mì. The word bánh mì is derived from bánh (which can refer to many kinds of food, primarily baked goods, including bread) and mì (wheat). This word has appeared since ancient times until the introduction of French bread. You should research carefully before saying something wrong.
@@TildeSymbol Banh mi is a Vietnamese word, not a loan word. He had lived in France for so long that he was not right about the origin of the word banh mi.
@@TranThanhPhu-uk8cg , they were told by their family- they never claimed it was true… Meanwhile, you seem to have lifted the majority of your explanation from Wikipedia!
Wow, I love her character and how she giving knowledge and explain. I could see she try not stay professional but seeing a little funny side is what make she looks like an interesting people.
Made it for dinner tonight. Again! Since I saw this video quite a while ago, Banh Mi became a favorite in my family and whenever I make it, it’s a success. Love all the flavors and the different textures. For me it’s the best sandwich.
Definitely, the best sandwich in the world. In Portugal we have different sandwiches that can be considered iconic too, but I have to admit that Banh Mi is the best I ever had. I ate it in Hoi An (Madam Khanh - Banh Mi Queen and Banh Mi Phoung). So good!
I just finished making this and it was so damn good. I didn't have daikon so I did carrot and onion and used milanese steak instead. Making another one tomorrow.
This is what I do, make do with what I have. I just ate my first Banh Mi sandwich. I have chicken breast in fridge needs cooked. I have fresh cilantro, and pickled carrots, a zucchini, onion. Just need one of those buns. I do have flour tortillas, so maybe a Banh Mi wrap?
@@badassmother1426 You need that bite from the baguette outer shell and the soft chewiness of the roll. Flour tortilla just doesn't feel the same. Also, you need the herb (cilantro) in the sandwich to have that Vietnamese taste.
I love Andrea's explanation about the bánh mì history! We make a Vietnamese style mayonnaise which simply consists of egg yolk, oil and salt and we use tiny red bullet chilies instead of jalapeños! We use Maggi seasoning but we incorporate it in to a coconut water, lemongrass dressing! Best topped with freshly fried onion, crispy shallots and pork or chicken floss. So yummy!
ok ok.. so I tried this sandwich for 1st time about 3 years ago in Clearwater, FL when I worked at a gunshop as a gunsmith. I kid you not, I'm picky because I like GOOD food. My gunsmith coworker brought me one for lunch one day and I got hooked after the 1st bite. After that we Made it a weekly lunch special every tuesday. I'm going to learn how to make this from this host right here because I've been craving this sandwich for at least 2 years now. SOOOOO good!!!
Dude you're telling me.. that's how I felt after I had my first one. Juat got all the ingredie ts the other day. Made my daikon carrot pickle ready. Just need a few other things. These sammies are probably the closest tasye of heaven there is. They have everything. Sweet, savory, spicey, fresh and aromatic, crispy, soft, greasy pork bite, omg.
Dude goooooooooooooooo. FUCK I love Hanoi so much. Found this amazing Pho vendor that sold the most fatty broth. Went there every day and brought my travelling buddies.
its interesting how you can blend elements from 2 different cultures and come up with such a delicious sandwich. I do like French and also Italian breads/rolls. But I really enjoy Middle Eastern Food, it's just sometimes I want more hearty bread then you get with the flat bread they serve.
Because western countries don't put cilantro or coriander into the baguette, also the fillings and sauces. To me those are what set banh mi apart from Subway.
Hi Ms. Nguyen! Today I made the Vietnamese 'Banh Mi!' My son, even though he declined to eat jalapenos, cilantro, basil-- he loved your recipe. We decided to take the liberty of grilling the chicken out of doors, as we like the smoky flavor--and with a watchful eye and my son's impeccable timing, the end result was perfect! The marinating sauce --great! About your recipe instructions, I'm wondering where in the world to find 'Toasted Sesame Oil??' I got hold of everything else on the recipe list, but had to settle for 'Sesame Oil.' I am thinking of toasting some sesame seeds and, in a separate jar, adding the seeds to the plain sesame oil...Maybe that might work? Anyway, another thing I found out I need is an actual sharp, sharp knife... which I will get--along with a first aid kit (I am known to be clumsy, sad to say!) lololol.... Thanks again for this encouraging and thoughtful instructional video.. ☺
Toasted sesame oil is just sesame oil made from toasted seeds rather than raw ones. It usually has a dark color. Whole Foods and similar grocery stores should carry it! Maybe under another name- the important part is the color
You remind me of my sister lol please understand a sharper knife should be safer. For goodness sake please don’t jinx yourself! While knowing first aid is a plus, you should try to not use it on yourself when able to avoid doing so.
You can get toasted sesame oil on Amazon! But don't worry about a sharper knife, it's actually safer than a dull knife (even though that sounds wrong). A sharper knife will yield fewer 'slips' and mistakes so less injuries.
The sound of her cutting the sandwich at 10:18 gave me chills, and the sound of the first bite afterwards convinced me to go out and make this sandwich.
We have countless Vietnamese bakeries in Sydney, Australia... here, the banh mi is an obsession, a part of everyone's diet! Marrickville Pork roll constantly has people lining up down the street!
Tried this today. I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to southeastern Asian food. I’ve always wanted to experiment. Absolutely fantastic! The flavor profile is out of this world.
I’m Mexican a American but grew up in Mexico with authentic food but while pregnant I could only eat Vietnamese food, since then I love it and my daughter’s favorite food is Pho 🍲
This is excellent. Pretty much the embodiment of what makes Munchies so great. The little bits of historical context and casual approach to the guide really makes it easy for amateurs to give the recipes a try. 👏👏😬
Since being introduced to Bun dac biet at Saigon Bowl in Denver, I’ve been in love with the cuisine. I became friends with “Kevin” (not even close to his Vietnamese name), who spent a day cooking for me and had spring rolls for days. Then a small Bahn Mi shop opened near my home in Aurora, CO. Now living in ABQ and exploring the Vietnamese food here. Great food with amazing flavors . My Navajo husband is picking some up on his way home from work thanks to running across this video!
I think you mean "colonialism" and not colonization. I understand that it must be extremely hard as a leftist to keep track of the proper definitions for words when you are constantly changing them, even to your own detriment, just to "get back at" people who don't explicitly repeat your exact political beliefs on cue.
I like the fact that you gave us a little history class. I love learning about other countries history and what they like to eat. Thank you for sharing ! Greetings from Bakersfield, California
Been months since I upvoted, but she's a boss. The way she skips the fancy bullshit, gives you what you need, and executes with confidence is amazing. Great editing! I'd love to teach her french canadian cooking with cretons and tourtiere. She'd appreciate a good poutine, I know it. She's 100% legit.
I realize this is an older video. Auntie Andrea, you just solved a mystery in my mind I've had for years. The Banh Mi I've always had here in Santa Cruz, and San Jose have that perfect light, crunchy bread. I could never find it. What an idiot I've been. It's been right in front of me. I never realized you could just take a decent baguette and pop it in the oven at 325F.... Stoopid me. I've since come to perfect the Pan/Pain/Banh/Bread even farther by brushing the top with egg white, then plopping it in the oven. Before doing so, I scoop out at least half of the bread on the inside before re-baking. I wanted to share how you solved a single frustration with this type of bread I'd had for years. I know my way around cooking, BBQ'ing, grilling a great number of styles. This simply eluded me as it was so simple and in front of me the whole time.
I just made this as shown, except where I live in Germany I cannot get chicken thighs, fresh cilantro or jalepenos. I was able to pick mint from my garden and bought a basil plant. I love the concept of ripping out the center of the bread because then you can really get it full of what you want in there. I had a Banh Mi in America last week on a visit and it was lackluster, they didn't do that step so it was mostly bread, it was not made with any amount of love or massages: ) Pickling the veggies was a fun experience, but it's the meat marinade that shines in this recipe. Tausendank aus Deutschland.
I made this yesterday. With the exact ingredients. It was amazing. I'll be making this to impress some freinds when they next come round. I could imagine devouring one after a few beers. Covered in crumbs. 🤤
I recently began to have Vietnamese food. I am in love!!!! I am going to purchase your book because the recipe you demonstrated here looks like it's something that I can do and enjoy the creating!! Thank you!!
Idk if she was on later shows but if she wasn’t, a few producers missed a big opportunity because this lady who I wish was my aunt is insanely interesting.
my favorite version of this would be a pate spread, japnese mayo, confete pork belly then sired on its end to give it a crunch, and with all the fixings.
I remember the first time I ate a Banh Mi, always stuck to italian or american sandwiches. But when I got into that first bite, that tangy coleslaw, the barbeque pork, I was hooked for life. My favorite sandwich used to be pastrami now it's banh mi.
I absolutely LOVE Vietnamese food and ate it as much as I could when I lived in Hawaii. So many people do not know the history of the French in Vietnam, thanks for sharing a little of it. I learned a lot about the history from reading and people I met from Vietnam.
This video was amazing to watch. … This woman RULES‼️ … The vegetarian banh mí is my favourite sandwich of all time. … And, Vietnamese cuisine is my favourite guilt-free cuisine on the planet. A close runner-up is Malaysian cuisine, of course. That said, Vietnamese cuisine helps keep one’s body trimmer, much more easily. … Thanks for the history lesson, as well. This is my new favourite cooking channel! 🍚❤️🙏🏽
Almost anywhere in Vietnam, you can buy a wide variety of banh Mi at any sidewalk food stalls for only 50 cents per sandwich. Amazing deal and it'll keep you filled up for hours. Make sure you include a fried egg in your Banh Mi for extra flavor and protein!
There's a Vietnamese-French restaurant in Chicago, just down from Barney's, where my wife and I used to marvel while we sipped coffee, watching horse-drawn carriages go by. When I worked at a beautiful cemetery in San Diego County we loved when Vietnamese families chose us for their loved one's burial, since it's traditional to feed the cemetery staff along with the family at the gravesite.
@@GypsyCurls If anything Saigon is a name more associated with colonization, not Ho Chi Minh city. Neither name has anything to do with colonization really, but 'Saigon' only started being used around the time of French colonization, though it wasn't named by the French, local people named it. Then they changed it to Ho Chi Minh city after winning the Vietnam war. I live in Saigon and locals call it both Saigon and Ho Chi Minh depending on the context. The most famous, most visited, and most important buildings in Saigon are all still the old colonial era buildings. What the French left behind is now very much just part of Vietnamese culture, the architecture, the food, coffee culture, the alphabet and writing system and much more. There is no desire to shed these French influences from Vietnamese culture, they are Vietnamese culture. I don't know what you mean by former European colonies fighting to get their culture back, got any examples of what you mean? Almost every country in the world was once colonized by Europe, there's only about 5 countries in the world that were not. That doesn't mean the rest of the world was at peace before Europeans butted in, they were all fighting wars and colonizing each other too, this is just how history was, the only thing the Europeans did was build massive ships and organize better than anyone else. Vietnam, China, Cambodia and others were fighting over land and dominion for centuries before Europeans landed on their shores. Mongolia ruled an empire that reached and took parts of Europe before Europeans began their conquests. Empire building was happening in the muddle east, north Africa and Asia long before the era of European colonialism. History is messy, and there aren't any saints.
@@GypsyCurls If you know Vietnam and her history, its hard for Vietnam to lose our culture. Vietnam has been dominated by the Chinese nearly 1000 years, but Vietnam is very different to China even though they do have influences. I dont think lost any culture but gained. They gained a modernised literature system and most would agreed to stay with current literature rather than moving back.
She gave us history class while cooking an amazing Banh Mi. I love this woman.
She straight schooled us in a really enlightening way.
cultural appropriation AKA _culture_
@@lutze5086 as someone who speaks vietnamese, i hate how she sas banh mi
@@MitchellMillennial I don't speak vietnamese but I speak another asian language. She might have pronounced it that way in order to make the word more accessible.
@@MitchellMillennial You're not even Vietnamese, why the fuck do you complain? I'm Vietnamese and I'm totally ok with how she says the word! DO NOT GATEKEEP OTHERS LANGUAGE!!!
Who is this woman? Immediate star! Give us more of her!
Jonas Lundholm she’s a hoot! I love her
I disagree
She's Andrea Nguyen, chef and author of Vietnamese Food Any Day, makes a char siu chicken banh mi in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen. DON'T YOU READ THE DESCRIPTION?
She is annoying
I'm a minute in and I already agree with you.
I made this today for myself and my wife. It was incredible. I made the pickle last night, and I cut the carrot and daikon a little thicker than recommended (the average chopstick). I liked the extra crunch. The sauces were exactly the right flavor. It was so damn good I'm going to invite friends over for dinner (once Covid is over) and serve this in the backyard with ice cold beer.
Sounds like a great time!
Yeah for real your friends will be blessed by your scouting and preparation of a good meal. Cheers
Cool story
Thanks for letting us know the recipe is great
I seriously loved her little talk about the cultural history of the colonization of Vietnam. It’s crazy how sharing something like a sandwich can be an opportunity to talk about those kind of events in history
Every food has its history, what are you talking about.
It's crazy how you can even make cultural appropriation a topic whem talking about cooking. Food IS cultural appropriation. Otherwise we would still chew on boar roast and sorrel. But I LOVE her humour!!
@@00MSG How about you reread her comment and stop being so triggered?
Idk Im Logan: "It’s crazy how sharing something like a sandwich can be an opportunity to talk about those kind of events in history" It's not crazy at all. Food is about CULTURE. In this case culture(s). All dishes and ingredients have a rich history if you dig deep enough.
Yeah man it goes deeper then any of this stop reading their fuckin books and use the brain, realize how long people have been here
ANDREA NEEDS A SHOW!! i need more of her wonderful perspective on history and flavor! Her personality is great!
When life gives you french colonial domination, make a bahn mi.
Thanks Froggies :)
I just realized that this is why my Vietnamese friend says that she’s part French
You wrote Banh Mi incorrectly
Banh Mi, not Bahn mi
We Indonesian had Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, _you name it_ .
And a pho, and a cafe sudha , and orange duck, and 33' export beer ...
As a Vietnamese this is the best representation of banh mi i hav seen on RUclips from a foreign country
khong, chi da lam banh mi thit nuong
Ừ đúng thật :D
@@ryandao3047 anh thong minh song o viet nam
Anh sống ở thành phố nào?
@@ryandao3047 anh dang o ha noi. Dang viec RUclipsr va quay phim. Anh song o thanh pho nao? Toi tot hon.
Damn edna from the incredibles be cooking
A woman who can scold Mr.Incredible is a woman who can cook like a true supervillain
I already figured someone would say something about her hair before reading yours lmao
Just missing the glasses. 😆😆😆
No Capes ! ! !
@@bensmith7536 More like " No Capers!!!".
My father is French and my mom is South Vietnamese. I don't think about "colonization" or "culture appropriation". I am blessed with the 2 best cuisines in the world. I can cook French like a native one day and a Saigon street vendor the next! Yup, I am so blessed...And I love your recipes!!!
Good for you. Looking at the bright side. I’m Korean. We know what happened in our history and our hatred is real and 10000000% justified.
@@ccnemo I never mix foods and politics. It's a recipe for disaster.
I love her energy, she is very charming, intelligent and funny!
Why doesn’t this woman have a cooking channel? The way she explains everything was amazing and her vibe is awesome!
She does
@@khuele6015 not going to watch the entire video. What’s her channel?
I have learned so much from Andrea’s cookbooks and videos. We originally bought Vietnamese Food Any Day to learn how to make Banh Mi but I’ve now made dozens of her recipes with several as family favourites that we make frequently. Her instructions and techniques make this wonderful food very approachable.
"What you do for your own sake of cultural survival, is you take the best of what they have and you turn it into something your own." Coming from a country that's been colonized by three counties, one of which, colonized us for more than 300 years, this really resonated with me. Also, this video made me remember my time in Hanoi, and now I wanna go back. :D
Does this country happen to be the phillippines?
@@12sk8erdude Yes.
@@kuroonna16 I know Spain and USA, what's the third one? British?
@@SiPakRubah Japan. It was between 1942 and 1945, during WWII.
@@kuroonna16 Oh, that one. yeah, I forgot
I love her. The second she said "No bueno", I was sold. She's perfect!
She's one of the best instructional cooks I've ever seen in my life. Clear, concise, and funny.
I'm so proud how she explained the food background that come out from history of colonialism.
We too, Indonesian has some several foods that I think also a fusion between West and our third world cuisine.
Thank you, Miss Andrea 💐
Seriously, give this woman her own cooking show. Love her!
Yes, she would be great on a cooking show.
Yes, Andrea Nguyen is fantastic. If you like her, you'll love Lucas Sin a chef from Hong Kong. The two of them together would be magic.
She’s the kind of lady I would love to meet on the street and it’s chat with. She’s so authentic and funny. I know a Vietnamese lady and I love her spirit and spunk. It’s quite addictive.
I love the pickled carrots and daikon on a sandwich. Such a game changer.
Siraphon wait till you try shredded green mangoes...
Phoenix AmeriCapital Funds i love those
@@samsonu10 shredded green mangos ? With fish sauce & sugar ? & maybe chili flakes ? That's a Vietnamese snack.
As a note, I've always been told by my family in Vietnam that "bánh mì " comes from "pain de mie" (white bread). Being half French/Vietnamese, I grew up with both cuisines and I still use chopsticks when cooking French meals :D
How is your Onion Soup?
Crap. You even misunderstood the origin of the name. Bánh mì. The word bánh mì is derived from bánh (which can refer to many kinds of food, primarily baked goods, including bread) and mì (wheat). This word has appeared since ancient times until the introduction of French bread. You should research carefully before saying something wrong.
@@TildeSymbol Banh mi is a Vietnamese word, not a loan word. He had lived in France for so long that he was not right about the origin of the word banh mi.
@@TranThanhPhu-uk8cg oh yea, he was wrong absolutely.
@@TranThanhPhu-uk8cg , they were told by their family- they never claimed it was true… Meanwhile, you seem to have lifted the majority of your explanation from Wikipedia!
“The crunch, the tang and the funk of the sandwich.”
Gotta admit...that got me.
I'm all about the crunch, the tang, and the funk of banh mi.
@@safe-keeper1042 I love the crunch, the tang, and the funk of a big long...
Daikon
Love how she explains the origin of the sandwich with sheer passion!
Yes, Andrea Nguyen is fantastic. If you like her, you'll love Lucas Sin a chef from Hong Kong. The two of them together would be magic.
Wow, I love her character and how she giving knowledge and explain. I could see she try not stay professional but seeing a little funny side is what make she looks like an interesting people.
Made it for dinner tonight. Again! Since I saw this video quite a while ago, Banh Mi became a favorite in my family and whenever I make it, it’s a success. Love all the flavors and the different textures. For me it’s the best sandwich.
"Let's talk THIGHS"
She makes me think of an Auntie I have that makes cringy jokes, but it somehow only makes her more endearing.
Bruh 666 likes
She def not cringey though
Be like your aunt and grow up
Thighs are cringe, thighs give life (and hips)
Definitely, the best sandwich in the world. In Portugal we have different sandwiches that can be considered iconic too, but I have to admit that Banh Mi is the best I ever had. I ate it in Hoi An (Madam Khanh - Banh Mi Queen and Banh Mi Phoung). So good!
I love this lady! She has great linguistic skills and is super entertaining! Please have her do more videos!
"If you had a bad work day this is not the time to take it out on your vegetables."
LMAO.
It's true, you don't want to put your frustration into your food. Only to put it back in.
Yeah wish I paid attention....now I can put the mashed carrot and daikon in my banh mi
Yes, do not abuse vegetables! They have feelings too, you know. lol
You should when it comes to......
I just finished making this and it was so damn good. I didn't have daikon so I did carrot and onion and used milanese steak instead. Making another one tomorrow.
👍👍
This is what I do, make do with what I have. I just ate my first Banh Mi sandwich. I have chicken breast in fridge needs cooked. I have fresh cilantro, and pickled carrots, a zucchini, onion. Just need one of those buns. I do have flour tortillas, so maybe a Banh Mi wrap?
Wrap follow up, NO! The bread is needed to soak up juices!
@@badassmother1426 You need that bite from the baguette outer shell and the soft chewiness of the roll. Flour tortilla just doesn't feel the same. Also, you need the herb (cilantro) in the sandwich to have that Vietnamese taste.
Yea, I tried it, it was a fail! But I've become expert level since, using good buns!
I love Andrea's explanation about the bánh mì history! We make a Vietnamese style mayonnaise which simply consists of egg yolk, oil and salt and we use tiny red bullet chilies instead of jalapeños! We use Maggi seasoning but we incorporate it in to a coconut water, lemongrass dressing! Best topped with freshly fried onion, crispy shallots and pork or chicken floss. So yummy!
"That sizzling sound is the sound of good things to come". The fastest I have ever hit a like on a video ever.
I'm sorry but "Massage it like you did that pickle" made me bust out laughing
@Swirly Kalen Have you tried using a microscope? Lol
I'm high. So not only is this food porn, but that line made me snort out my water LOLOL
hahahahahahahaha!! @0:34
CaptainMario4 you just ended that whole boy’s career
ok ok.. so I tried this sandwich for 1st time about 3 years ago in Clearwater, FL when I worked at a gunshop as a gunsmith. I kid you not, I'm picky because I like GOOD food. My gunsmith coworker brought me one for lunch one day and I got hooked after the 1st bite. After that we Made it a weekly lunch special every tuesday. I'm going to learn how to make this from this host right here because I've been craving this sandwich for at least 2 years now. SOOOOO good!!!
Just had one today and I’m like I gotta learn how to make this. Absolutely delicious!!
Dude you're telling me.. that's how I felt after I had my first one. Juat got all the ingredie ts the other day. Made my daikon carrot pickle ready. Just need a few other things. These sammies are probably the closest tasye of heaven there is. They have everything. Sweet, savory, spicey, fresh and aromatic, crispy, soft, greasy pork bite, omg.
I love this lady. Please have her on again! ♥️🤟👍🔥
“If AND WHEN you go to Vietnam...”
Very presumptuous. Challenge accepted.
please do go its amazing!!
Chachi Shapiro do go. It’s a beautiful country and you will have a wonderful time.
You should go. It's a great place to visit. My personal favorite city is Da Nang.
Dude goooooooooooooooo. FUCK I love Hanoi so much. Found this amazing Pho vendor that sold the most fatty broth. Went there every day and brought my travelling buddies.
@@edvardferand9934 the ultra commercial man made city for tourism , basically ?
This lady is amazing! She has such a calm and amazing energy! Love it!
she’s so funny!! more content from her pls
Yes 💜💜💜
Andrea Nguyen is an excellent author, it's lovely to see her cooking live
its interesting how you can blend elements from 2 different cultures and come up with such a delicious sandwich. I do like French and also Italian breads/rolls. But I really enjoy Middle Eastern Food, it's just sometimes I want more hearty bread then you get with the flat bread they serve.
3 sources, Maggi sauce is German.
Because western countries don't put cilantro or coriander into the baguette, also the fillings and sauces. To me those are what set banh mi apart from Subway.
@@SierraSierraFoxtrot Maggi sauce is Swiss.
*ENGLISH 101: She clearly said "brought" or another word would be 'introduce' !!! The word "brought" does not mean 'INVENTED' now, does it ???* 🤣🤣😂🤣😂
That sound of cutting the bread in half made me very happy.
Tray Percy samee also the sizzling sound of the chicken 🔥🔥🔥
Hi Ms. Nguyen! Today I made the Vietnamese 'Banh Mi!' My son, even though he declined to eat jalapenos, cilantro, basil-- he loved your recipe. We decided to take the liberty of grilling the chicken out of doors, as we like the smoky flavor--and with a watchful eye and my son's impeccable timing, the end result was perfect! The marinating sauce --great!
About your recipe instructions, I'm wondering where in the world to find 'Toasted Sesame Oil??' I got hold of everything else on the recipe list, but had to settle for 'Sesame Oil.' I am thinking of toasting some sesame seeds and, in a separate jar, adding the seeds to the plain sesame oil...Maybe that might work?
Anyway, another thing I found out I need is an actual sharp, sharp knife... which I will get--along with a first aid kit (I am known to be clumsy, sad to say!) lololol....
Thanks again for this encouraging and thoughtful instructional video.. ☺
Toasted sesame oil is just sesame oil made from toasted seeds rather than raw ones. It usually has a dark color. Whole Foods and similar grocery stores should carry it! Maybe under another name- the important part is the color
great comment
This is such a wholesome comment!
You remind me of my sister lol please understand a sharper knife should be safer. For goodness sake please don’t jinx yourself! While knowing first aid is a plus, you should try to not use it on yourself when able to avoid doing so.
You can get toasted sesame oil on Amazon! But don't worry about a sharper knife, it's actually safer than a dull knife (even though that sounds wrong). A sharper knife will yield fewer 'slips' and mistakes so less injuries.
I found my new band name: The Crunch, the Tang, and the Funk.
😂
I absolutely enjoyed this video. She is very articulate and knows her stuff. Food Looks scrumptious! Thank you for teaching us.
I have three of Andrea's books on order. After watching this video, I know I'm going to love them. She needs her own cooking show.
The sound of her cutting the sandwich at 10:18 gave me chills, and the sound of the first bite afterwards convinced me to go out and make this sandwich.
Hey, i'm vietnamese, thanks for bringing our Banh mi on Munchies. We're proud of it!!!!
My grandma would always buy me banh mi after school, this brings back a lot of memories.
We have countless Vietnamese bakeries in Sydney, Australia... here, the banh mi is an obsession, a part of everyone's diet!
Marrickville Pork roll constantly has people lining up down the street!
She’s funny. I like this lady. Please show more of her content.
This is one of the greatest sandwiches on the planet! I usually get them at a Vietnamese bakery. Can't wait to try my own! Thanks 😊
Tried this today. I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to southeastern Asian food. I’ve always wanted to experiment. Absolutely fantastic! The flavor profile is out of this world.
I tried this recipe and my whole family absolutely loved it!! Thank you for sharing this recipe and your vibrant personality!
Can someone please make this woman have her own channel, preferably with daily updates. She is fabulous!
I’m Mexican a American but grew up in Mexico with authentic food but while pregnant I could only eat Vietnamese food, since then I love it and my daughter’s favorite food is Pho 🍲
The history of banh mi is amazing! Thank you for the story
This is excellent. Pretty much the embodiment of what makes Munchies so great. The little bits of historical context and casual approach to the guide really makes it easy for amateurs to give the recipes a try. 👏👏😬
Since being introduced to Bun dac biet at Saigon Bowl in Denver, I’ve been in love with the cuisine. I became friends with “Kevin” (not even close to his Vietnamese name), who spent a day cooking for me and had spring rolls for days. Then a small Bahn Mi shop opened near my home in Aurora, CO. Now living in ABQ and exploring the Vietnamese food here. Great food with amazing flavors . My Navajo husband is picking some up on his way home from work thanks to running across this video!
Think of colonization while you eat this, but enjoy lmfao
What hasn’t been colonized these days
I think you mean "colonialism" and not colonization. I understand that it must be extremely hard as a leftist to keep track of the proper definitions for words when you are constantly changing them, even to your own detriment, just to "get back at" people who don't explicitly repeat your exact political beliefs on cue.
@@djhenyo i was quoting the video dumbass
@@Suite_annamite somebody‘s racist.
djhenyo why does talking about either have to be “leftist”..? Lmao. Smh 🙄
one of the best sandwiches you will ever taste
I like the fact that you gave us a little history class. I love learning about other countries history and what they like to eat. Thank you for sharing !
Greetings from Bakersfield, California
Been months since I upvoted, but she's a boss. The way she skips the fancy bullshit, gives you what you need, and executes with confidence is amazing. Great editing!
I'd love to teach her french canadian cooking with cretons and tourtiere. She'd appreciate a good poutine, I know it. She's 100% legit.
Your cookbook is one of my favourite. Thank you!
What's the name of it
@@JPzizou the bahn mi handbook
@@albertozaffonato1325 👊👍🏼
I realize this is an older video. Auntie Andrea, you just solved a mystery in my mind I've had for years. The Banh Mi I've always had here in Santa Cruz, and San Jose have that perfect light, crunchy bread. I could never find it.
What an idiot I've been. It's been right in front of me. I never realized you could just take a decent baguette and pop it in the oven at 325F.... Stoopid me.
I've since come to perfect the Pan/Pain/Banh/Bread even farther by brushing the top with egg white, then plopping it in the oven. Before doing so, I scoop out at least half of the bread on the inside before re-baking.
I wanted to share how you solved a single frustration with this type of bread I'd had for years. I know my way around cooking, BBQ'ing, grilling a great number of styles.
This simply eluded me as it was so simple and in front of me the whole time.
This is the first time I've seen Maggi in a YT cooking video and I'm here for it. In Vanuatu 🇻🇺 we eat Maggi with everything!
She has nguyen in her name. She is the definitive authoritative source for me for any guide on making this sandwhich.
I just made this as shown, except where I live in Germany I cannot get chicken thighs, fresh cilantro or jalepenos. I was able to pick mint from my garden and bought a basil plant. I love the concept of ripping out the center of the bread because then you can really get it full of what you want in there. I had a Banh Mi in America last week on a visit and it was lackluster, they didn't do that step so it was mostly bread, it was not made with any amount of love or massages: ) Pickling the veggies was a fun experience, but it's the meat marinade that shines in this recipe. Tausendank aus Deutschland.
I made this yesterday. With the exact ingredients. It was amazing. I'll be making this to impress some freinds when they next come round.
I could imagine devouring one after a few beers. Covered in crumbs. 🤤
This host is like that Auntie that cooks for u whenever there’s a family get together.
Really pleasant to watch and listen to.
everybody's favorite auntie
Thank you for your Banh Mi instruction. Those sandwiches are among the world's best.
Wow this woman is a total Vietnamese gem. I want to see her making noodles soup.
Yes I wanna see her make Pho!
Made these tonight. They’re so so incredible. I’m definitely adding these to the rotation moving forward.
“That sizzling is the sound of good things do come.” What an inspiration.
This was absolutely *delicous*. Everyone loved it and can't wait to have it again!
I recently began to have Vietnamese food. I am in love!!!! I am going to purchase your book because the recipe you demonstrated here looks like it's something that I can do and enjoy the creating!! Thank you!!
Idk if she was on later shows but if she wasn’t, a few producers missed a big opportunity because this lady who I wish was my aunt is insanely interesting.
my favorite version of this would be a pate spread, japnese mayo, confete pork belly then sired on its end to give it a crunch, and with all the fixings.
That sounds great
Me too, damn im so hungry right now
I remember the first time I ate a Banh Mi, always stuck to italian or american sandwiches.
But when I got into that first bite, that tangy coleslaw, the barbeque pork, I was hooked for life.
My favorite sandwich used to be pastrami now it's banh mi.
I absolutely LOVE Vietnamese food and ate it as much as I could when I lived in Hawaii. So many people do not know the history of the French in Vietnam, thanks for sharing a little of it. I learned a lot about the history from reading and people I met from Vietnam.
i love the pickled daikon and carrots in the banh mi
She’s fantastic!!! I would watch any of her recipes. Glad this was suggested!
Yes, Andrea Nguyen is fantastic. If you like her, you'll love Lucas Sin a chef from Hong Kong. The two of them together would be magic.
This video was amazing to watch. … This woman RULES‼️ … The vegetarian banh mí is my favourite sandwich of all time. … And, Vietnamese cuisine is my favourite guilt-free cuisine on the planet. A close runner-up is Malaysian cuisine, of course. That said, Vietnamese cuisine helps keep one’s body trimmer, much more easily. … Thanks for the history lesson, as well. This is my new favourite cooking channel! 🍚❤️🙏🏽
This woman is classy! I like her👍🏽
OMG I adore her! I might actually make this based on her instructions.
I made this and it came out perfect and really had the same flavor as buying a banh mi from a local restaurant.
Andrea: WHAT ARE YOU?
Me, my head between two slices of baguette: 9:22
LOL
This is the most under rated video I have ever seen.
Both in the history lesson, and in the incredible character of the host... 👏 👏 👏
We made a Spam Banh Mi for a Spam cooking competition and just made a Maggi/Sriracha Mayo. We won.
MommiesLittleMonster spam banh mi 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Wtf, spam banh mi... Where the hell have you been all my life. Now I gotta try that ASAP.
Too many people give spam a bad rep but it goes great in many things.
Spam is so 🔥🔥🔥
So simple too!
Almost anywhere in Vietnam, you can buy a wide variety of banh Mi at any sidewalk food stalls for only 50 cents per sandwich. Amazing deal and it'll keep you filled up for hours. Make sure you include a fried egg in your Banh Mi for extra flavor and protein!
Absolutely not. That's something else altogether and a new invention, not traditionally eaten pickled daikon and carrots.
Came here for a Banh Mi recipe, left with a history lesson.
Thank you Munchies for introducing me to this amazing chef. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Hope to see more features with Miss Nguyen!
I really respect her view of cultural appropriation. Cultures can respectfully and artfully take elements from other cultures and make it their own.
There's a Vietnamese-French restaurant in Chicago, just down from Barney's, where my wife and I used to marvel while we sipped coffee, watching horse-drawn carriages go by. When I worked at a beautiful cemetery in San Diego County we loved when Vietnamese families chose us for their loved one's burial, since it's traditional to feed the cemetery staff along with the family at the gravesite.
Notice how she called it Saigon and not Ho Chi Minh city. She’s a real og for
Most Vietnamese call it that. Similarly a lot of Indians still call it Bombay rather than Mumbai.
I caught that too. Many cultures that aren’t European that were colonized are fighting to get their culture back and I am loving it.
@@GypsyCurls If anything Saigon is a name more associated with colonization, not Ho Chi Minh city. Neither name has anything to do with colonization really, but 'Saigon' only started being used around the time of French colonization, though it wasn't named by the French, local people named it. Then they changed it to Ho Chi Minh city after winning the Vietnam war.
I live in Saigon and locals call it both Saigon and Ho Chi Minh depending on the context.
The most famous, most visited, and most important buildings in Saigon are all still the old colonial era buildings. What the French left behind is now very much just part of Vietnamese culture, the architecture, the food, coffee culture, the alphabet and writing system and much more.
There is no desire to shed these French influences from Vietnamese culture, they are Vietnamese culture.
I don't know what you mean by former European colonies fighting to get their culture back, got any examples of what you mean? Almost every country in the world was once colonized by Europe, there's only about 5 countries in the world that were not. That doesn't mean the rest of the world was at peace before Europeans butted in, they were all fighting wars and colonizing each other too, this is just how history was, the only thing the Europeans did was build massive ships and organize better than anyone else. Vietnam, China, Cambodia and others were fighting over land and dominion for centuries before Europeans landed on their shores. Mongolia ruled an empire that reached and took parts of Europe before Europeans began their conquests.
Empire building was happening in the muddle east, north Africa and Asia long before the era of European colonialism. History is messy, and there aren't any saints.
@@GypsyCurls If you know Vietnam and her history, its hard for Vietnam to lose our culture. Vietnam has been dominated by the Chinese nearly 1000 years, but Vietnam is very different to China even though they do have influences. I dont think lost any culture but gained. They gained a modernised literature system and most would agreed to stay with current literature rather than moving back.
@@charlieparkeris I was not expecting to read a reasonable comment on geopolitical history on youtube today. Nice one 👍👍
I love this lady! She's informative, cute, funny and made this recipe easy to follow
Yes, Andrea Nguyen is fantastic. If you like her, you'll love Lucas Sin a chef from Hong Kong. The two of them together would be magic.
Let’s talk thighs!😂 Her laugh is so cute. Good recipe demonstration!
Love this woman we need more culture background on recipes thats what makes it special 💜
This lady is a cultural treasure and a good cook as well.
The Bánh Mì sandwich is hands down my favorite sandwich I've had so far, and I have a hard time imagining any sandwich that could beat it.
Queen! Giving us a HISTORY LESSON AT THE SAME TIME!
Love how she explain the story of this tasty sandwich