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KL

Quick Bites @ Publika Solaris Dutamas, KL

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KL has an assortment of Vietnamese restaurants serving noodle dishes like pho and bun but I wanted to see if I could find some banh mi instead. Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich made with a baguette, spread with mayo and butter then filled with your choice of meats, topped with strips of pickled daikon and carrot then lightly drizzled with a savory sauce. It’s one of those foods (like Mexican) that we dearly miss here in Malaysia.

Thanks to some comments off these two blog posts, I found out that yes, there is a legitimate banh mi shop in KL!

Vegetarian Banh Mi from Quick Bites, Solaris Dutamas

Quick Bites Tofu banh mi

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Bay Area

Vietnamese Take-Out

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Another great thing about living in San Jose is the absolute abundance of Vietnamese food here. Especially in the King and Tully Rd area of East San Jose. This is some Vietnamese take-out from Huong Lan.

Can’t give you the Vietnamese names, but the one on the left is a roll with grilled chicken in the middle, wrapped with lettuce, and wrapped again with a rice flour roll that was more stringy than solid. The topping is green onions and minced dried shrimp.

The middle is a summer roll with shrimp, lettuce and mint wrapped in rice paper and covered with peanut sauce.

The right is just flat rice sheets folded over and topped with fried shallots. Nothing to complain about, including the price.

Huong Lan makes great banh mi (sandwiches) too.

Aloha, Nate