Banh Mi: 75 Banh Mi Recipes for Authentic and Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches Including Lemongrass Tofu, Soy Ginger Quail, Sugarcane Shrimp Cake, and Honey-Glazed Beef Hardcover – July 18, 2013

A wonderful compendium of recipes for Vietnamese sandwiches, not all of which are really Vietnamese. For example, char siu is a Chinese dish, but the recipe in this book is the best I've ever tried. The recipes are not hard, but some of them do involve many steps and many, many ingredients. To see what I mean, click on the "Look Inside" option at the top of the product page - you will need a well stocked Asian pantry, or access to an Asian market (or order from Amazon) to make these dishes. The good news is that once you have spent the money on the pantry staples, they last a long time. Lots of great photos, and easy to follow instructions.

Very excited to use this book. I have been looking for the recipe to make the great tasting crispy on the outside Bahn Mi bread. Very useful if you want to make the real Bahn Mi sandwiches. Great recipes inside and information on just how to put together several different Bahn Mi sandwiches

Well done and interesting recipes though my Vietnamese friends have never tasted some of these and said they don't sell some of these types in Vietnam. I, however, found them quite tasty. Very easy to follow recipes with great pictures, too. Worth the purchase.

A delightful book for the banh mi fanatic. My husband and son have spent many hours studying these recipes and creating delicious meals. My personal favorite is lemon grass tofu. It was a holiday gift to them, but the results have been a gift for me. The photographs are also a feast for the eyes.

We are a family who LOVES banh mi!! The recipes are amazing, the pictures are on point. It's a great cookbook. My boyfriend uses the recipes at work and all his guests love them. We will likely be purchasing another one for my in-laws.

I bought this book and found that most of the "SALAD" recipes in this book are not meant to stuff into banh mi and served as an authentic Vietnamese sandwich. It could be that the author did not grow up in Vietnam at all, so she did somehow go overboard here by thinking that all Vietnamese dishes in her book could be used as a fantastic filling for her banh mi recipes. For examples: most of the salad recipes in this book should be eaten all alone or as a side dish to a meal, especially the VN-style Beef Carpaccio, Beef Jerky and Papaya salad which would be a big No-No if being stuffed into a baguette to eat as a sandwich like the author suggested. If you are into our Vietnamese food, my recommendation is the book " Into the Vietnamese Kitchen" written by Andrea Nguyen. So far it is the best and the most authentic book about the Vietnamese cuisine. You can also find an authentic recipe to make delicious Banh Mi in this Andrea Nguyen's book as well.

Interesting. I was looking for a grilled pork recipe and did not find it here. There was a recipe for baguette and some of the pickled daikon and carrots. It would have been nice to have at least a table of content posted

Bought it for my wife and she loves it! Clear and concise instructions that are easy to follow! For me, it has pictures! :)Update: just read one of the reviews stating that he does not have the book and yet he posted a critical review. I am looking at the book and I would say that the title does not tell the tale. Granted that there are non-traditional bánh mì things such as croissant and stuffs in Chapter 1 for breakfast and what to drink in Chapter 7; however, chapters 2-6 are recipes of Vietnamese dishes that the author showed can be served with the baguette. These are different twists to the old bbq pork with paté bánh mì! Is it traditional bánh mì? No, there isn't anything that is traditional bánh mì! Growing up in Sài Gòn, we used to put left overs (not much choice back then ;)) into baguette for our lunch to bring to school the next day! If I am not mistaken, bbq pork (thịt xá xíu) and cilantro are from China, paté, Maggi soy sauce, and baguette are from France. So, the authentic part of bánh mì comes from how Vietnamese have taken what is tasty from the rest of the world and created an affordable, delectable meal! Isn't it what Ms. Pham has done? :) Btw, bánh mì means bread, but it is so happened that it refers mostly to the French baguette.My personal favorite when it comes to bánh mì is bánh mì with bbq pork belly(thịt ba rọi) with paté, pepper, đồ chua (pickled carrot & daikon), thin slices of cucumber, and Maggi soy sauce. Now, that's traditional bánh mì in my book. Several other old favorites include bánh mì xíu mại (crushed pork meatball), bánh mì chả lụa (sliced pork patties), or just baguette with butter sprinkled with sugar. Yes, that's weird, but when I was little, that was my favorite! Try also bánh mì with caramelized shrimps (tôm rim mặn)and of course the full compliment of the typical cilantros, butter, pepper, đồ chua (pickled carrot & daikon), thin slices of cucumber! It needs to be Maggi. I have tasted bánh mì with other soy sauce (ie, Kikoman). No bueno!Ever tried baguette filled with sunny side up eggs with cilantros, pepper, đồ chua (pickled carrot & daikon), paté, and dabs of Maggi soy sauce? That's one bánh mì that my boys and I love to eat every weekend at Lee's Sandwich shop here in Houston! If you have a Lee's Sandwich where you are, it's called bánh mì trứng (bánh mì egg). That may seem to be easy to make, but what makes a bánh mì great is a good, crunchy baguette! Btw, even Lee's Sandwich is not traditional bánh mì. To write a traditional/ authentic bánh mì book, it will only take about 4-5 pages including the introduction, LOL!Ok ... perhaps, the word "Authentic" is somewhat not fitting! Now, having said that,since we Vietnamese borrowed the baguette from the French, so bánh mì technically is not authentic Vietnamese dish. :)As for other Vietnamese dishes, you bet ... don't mess with hủ tiếu, phở, bún bò huế, canh chua cá, cá kho tộ ... etc. Ok ... now, I am officially hungry! I am happy that Ms. Pham is sharing what we Vietnamese have enjoyed through the years with folks outside of the Vietnamese communities! In sum, the book is a refreshing way to have others to try one of Vietnamese's favorite, inexpensive meal ... bánh mì.Cheers ...