Where: Cafe Bay, Camberwell With whom: Myself, quick snack before Vole's mum arrives How much?: £3!, only £3... and that for the Cafe Bay Special
The weekly Bahn Mi fix is almost missed...
If you've missed out on the phenomenon that is Bahn Mi (and on this blog, I can and will call it a phenomenon...) I'll pass you over to the definition found at wikipedia and an excellent article from Time Out covering this excellent sarnie in London. Essentially, the bánh mì sandwich is a product of French colonialism in Vietnam, combining ingredients from the French (baguettes, pate and mayonnaise) with native Vietnamese ingredients like coriander, slow roasted pork, chilli and fish sauces, and pickled carrot or cucumber.
The New Yorkers have really taken it on board, with shops such as Nicky's Sandwiches of Brooklyn and Saigon Deli on Broome Street leading the charge.. Sadly we're a little slower here in London with only a couple of hot spots stocking the tasty sandwich snack. I bumped into the guy behind Pho over lunch and he was similarly frustrated. they'd tried stocking it a while ago, but it didn't work in their places, cracking though they are. Definitely more of a street food / deli counter kick...
Anyway, if you find yourself in Camberwell Green of a lunchtime (early mind, they sell out quick...) then go, spend three pounds, and get one. Either the house special - a blend of pate, marinaded pork roll and shredded pork or they do a lovely caramel pork, both on the same base of carrot (not pickled daikon style though) and cucumber, with (possibly a bit too much) coriander and a nice glug of chilli sauce. If you don't like it, I'll buy you a coffee...
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