Toronto – Vietnamese Subs to Asians is what a hot dog is to Caucasians… Good cheap food. When I brought home one of these delicious snacks last night, my roommate Brian was all like ‘That looks good, what is it?’. In that moment of time, I realized that not everyone on Earth knows what a Vietnamese sub is, and that I, and I alone, must share that knowledge..via this blog post. So I guess a few more people will know what this is.
Vietnamese sub is a french bread/baguette filled with meat and the following ingredients: pickled carrots and daikon, onions, cucumbers, cilantro, jalapeño peppers. Sometimes there’s no onions, sometimes theres no peppers, but you get my drift. Those are the core. What type of meat is there? Well thats a real mystery. Viet Subs usually sell for $1 to $2. You usually get a bit of meat..ham, pate, grilled pork and shredded pork are some common meats you would find. Whatever..what kind of meat do u expect for a 2$ sandwich? What you need to know is that these things are really tasty.
I think Westerners will really like the Vietnamese subs once they discover it, it’s like a sandwich, which from what I have witnessed, is a staple in the white man’s diet. You could say it probably had it’s roots from France, with the whole Vietnam thing and all. Anyways, you can find these at your local Vietnamese sandwich shop, probably located in Chinatown. Look for “Banh Mi” on the street sign or something.
