Banh mi is our Vietnamese baguette sandwich, filled with herbs, pâté, and meats. Yes, the French brought the bread, but calling it just a colonial leftover? Nahi, yaar. It is ours now, transformed by our hands. Every morning, my hands shape the dough, but I bake it with rice flour so it crackles in Hanoi's humidity—the French never did that. This is the taste of my city taking something and making it breathe.
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