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Saigon Sandwich, home to some of the best banh mi in Albuquerque<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If ever there was a culinary Kobayashi Maru (for the non-Trekkies<\/a><\/strong> among you, that\u2019s a no-win scenario), it might well be naming the best sandwich (or best food of any kind) in the world. Imagine the challenge. There are potentially hundreds of thousands of delicious candidates, many worthy of acclaim as the very best in their block, city, state or province…but the world’s an awfully big place.\u00a0A lifetime might not be enough to sample but a few thousand sandwiches. Any sandwich you select would undoubtedly be disputed vehemently. <\/span><\/p>\n

Surely, you say, no authoritative source exists which would possibly have the temerity, much less breadth of knowledge, to name just one sandwich as the very best in the planet. Such hubris would invite derision and debate. Perhaps then it\u2019s appropriate that the most recent source to declare one sandwich as definitively the best in the world comes from the island nation in which was born the man (the Earl of Sandwich) for whom the ubiquitous sandwich is named. That source is The Guardian<\/em>, one of the most respected periodicals in the United Kingdom (even though it doesn’t feature “Page 3” girls).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Place your order at the counter and your meal will be ready in minutes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to The Guardian<\/em>, the \u201cworld\u2019s best sandwich isn\u2019t found in Rome, Copenhagen or even New York City, but on the streets of Vietnam<\/em>.\u201d The Guardian\u2019s<\/em> choice as best sandwich in the world is the banh mi<\/em>, otherwise known as the Vietnamese sandwich. It\u2019s almost ironic that perhaps no sandwich anywhere has such a humble origin and that unlike skyscraper-high Dagwood sandwiches, the banh mi tends to be modest in girth and sparse in its ingredients. Where the banh mi isn\u2019t sparse is in its utter deliciousness. <\/span><\/p>\n

Quite simply, a banh mi packs a lot of flavor into a relatively small (by American standards) package. Unlike its American counterpart, the banh mi focuses not on the profligate piling on cold-cuts and condiments, but on a balance of ingredients and flavors\u00a0including pickled vegetables (daikon, shredded carrots), jalape\u00f1os, cilantro and thinner meats than adorn American sandwiches. The canvas for the ingredients is a long, thin baguette with its own balance of textures\u2013a pillowy inside and crusty outside. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Vietnamese spring rolls with shrimp and pork; served with a peanut-chili sauce<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s well known that pho is the most popular breakfast food in Vietnam, but according to my friend Huu Vu who grew up there, not all Vietnamese families could afford pho. With great fondness, he recalls having banh mi for breakfast on many mornings. Banh mi remains among his very favorite meals, but they’re not just for breakfast any more.\u00a0 Nor are they exclusively popular among Vietnamese expats.\u00a0 The New York Times<\/em> indicates “the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich has taken New York by storm, elevating the once humble pork and pickled vegetable sandwich to heights of gastronomic chic<\/em>.”\u00a0 Gambit<\/em>, a New Orleans news magazine, calls the banh mi “New Orleans’ po-boy for the 21st century<\/em>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s taken a bit longer for the banh mi to become mainstream in Albuquerque.\u00a0 While several Vietnamese restaurants throughout the Duke City have offered banh mi for years, the sandwich has yet to achieve the acclaim due “the best sandwich in the world.”\u00a0 Albuquerque The Magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/em> did list the banh mi at Banh Mi Coda<\/a><\/strong> as\u00a0 “one of the city\u2019s “12 yummiest sandwiches<\/em>” in its annual Food & Wine issue for 2012.\u00a0 My friend Ryan “Break The Chain” Scott would argue that Albuquerque’s banh mi comes from May Hong<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The point is, the banh mi is starting to break through.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Banh Mi Cha Lua – Jambon, Pork Roll, Pate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In early 2013, the Duke City saw the launch of the city’s second banh mi shop when Sai Gon Sandwich opened in Franklin Plaza, a timeworn shopping center on the northeast corner of Juan Tabo and Central.\u00a0 The menu at the combination bakery, deli and tofu house befits the diminutive three-table restaurant, but as with other diminutive diners, Sai Gon Sandwich embodies an aphorism used by Food Network glitterati Guy Fieri: \u201clittle place, big flavors<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Besides, the restaurant does a brisk take-out business and delivers throughout the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those big flavors can be found in ten different banh mi (including a vegetarian option) and oversized spring rolls.\u00a0 In a willpower-defeating refrigerator, you’ll find various Vietnamese desserts and snack foods (including tapioca puddings, sesame balls, rice puddings, rice cakes), Vietnamese coffees and so much more.\u00a0 All of the restaurant’s deli meats are homemade and can be purchased by the pound so you can make your own banh mi at home.\u00a0 Tofu and organic soy milk are also homemade.\u00a0 It goes without saying that the bread is fresh baked and homemade, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Banh Mi Heo Nuong – Grilled Pork<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At two per order, the spring rolls<\/em><\/strong> are impressive not only for their girth, but for their flavor.\u00a0 Each spring roll comes with lettuce, cucumbers, mint and vermicelli noodles wrapped inside a translucent rice paper served with a peanut-chili sauce.\u00a0 The shrimp and pork spring roll is a must have.\u00a0 The thinly sliced pork is visible through the top layer of the rice paper, but the shrimp are embedded deeply among the condiments.\u00a0 The combination is terrific.\u00a0 So is the peanut sauce\u00a0 though the chili could be just a bit more piquant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each banh mi comes with pickled carrots and daikon, cucumbers, sliced jalape\u00f1os, cilantro and Vietnamese mayo on some of the best freshly baked baguettes in town.\u00a0 Each sandwich is just over nine-inches in length, but as the photos accompanying this essay show, they hardly resemble the overstuffed American sub sandwich.\u00a0 In Vietnamese, “banh mi” translates both as “bread” and the sandwich using that bread.\u00a0 It’s a great bread with a crusty, but not crumbly exterior and a soft, but not doughy interior.\u00a0 The balance of ingredients with bread which make for a great banh mi is as spot-on as a tightrope walker.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Banh Mi Dac Biet – Jambon, Headcheese, Pork Roll, Pate<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During our inaugural visit, my Kim and I ordered three hand-crafted banh mi, consuming half of each one at the restaurant and taking the remaining halves home for later.\u00a0 Each banh mi is absolutely delicious, replete with a wondrous interplay of pickled vegetables, cured meats, condiments and aromatic herbs. Jalape\u00f1os are sparsely used, another example of how the sandwich emphasizes balance over heat.\u00a0 Expertise in the fine art of charcuterie is evident in each savory and sumptuous meat.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t personally have the audacious nature to declare the banh mi as the Duke City’s best sandwich, but it’s certainly among a select few in that elite ballpark. Sai Gon Sandwich is a paragon of perfection when it comes to a sandwich that’s slowly, but inevitably taking America by storm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sai Gon Sandwich<\/strong>
\n162 Juan Tabo, N.E.
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 16 March 2013
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1
\nRATING<\/strong>: *
\nCOST<\/strong>: $ – $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Spring Rolls, Banh Mi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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