Banh mi thit - Vietnamese pork roll: school kids munch on them, footballers are spotted grabbing one for a snack, old people chew slowly and carefully (the crisp bread rolls don't mix easily with dentures). Even food bloggers love them, Marrickville, Mascot, you can get them just about anywhere in Sydney.
Are they the ultimate in fusion? French influence in crispy, crunchy bread, pate, mayo combined with Vietnamese ingredients, meat, chilli and fish sauce or maggi.
Last night, I bought two pork rolls in Cabramatta at Viet Hoa hot bread shop for dinner. I reckon they sell one of the best pork rolls in Sydney. I love Viet Hoa because they're open late, I've driven past at midnight and they're still serving customers. And it seems like the same old lady is there 24 hours, which means the rolls are made consistently good!
Watch the video and see my banh mi thit being made. Fresh bread, pate, mayo, three types of meat, vegetables and chill and sauce.
I remember when they were $1.50 (many, many years ago)... last night they were $4.. it's still pretty good value, what sort of sandwich would you get for $4 these days. Pork rolls use fresh bread, 10 different ingredients and made to order, can't argue with that!
noodlies Sydney food blogs loves a good banh mi thit!
Viet Hoa Hot Bread
John Street (Hill street end)
Cabramatta
Pork rolls make the best quick work lunches - A normal sandwich from the sandwich bar costs me around $7, so for $4 you can't go wrong!
ReplyDeleteWow, from $1.50 to $4! But looks like it's worth it.
ReplyDeleteI love these to death. I had my first one about 8 years ago and craved them when I moved away from Sydney for three years. Sadly I don't know of a place in Parramatta (yet) that makes them. Do you?
ReplyDeletethey sounds great. i must try. how do they compare to say Hong Ha in Mascot i wonder?
ReplyDeleteHi Missklicious & lateraleating, it was $1.50 many years ago and has been gradually going up.. but can't really complain because it's really very good value.
ReplyDeleteHey MelbaToast, I'm sure there would be a good pork roll place in Parra, but I don't really know sorry
ReplyDeleteHi Simon, I haven't been to Hong Ha, but I know you and many other bloggers as well as the long lines outside the place means it's good quality banh mi thit.
ReplyDeleteBut I still reckon Viet Hoa is up there because they have so much competition in Cabra
You have to try the pork rolls across Cabra station!
ReplyDeleteNO JOKE!
It's the bakery closest to the newsagency and I think it's either the sweet chili sauce or the bread, but the pork roll there is divine. You should really try the chicken roll though..that's probably the most famous flavour there
yep, it's not a bad place Anonymous, but you can't really go wrong because all of them are pretty good in Cabra
ReplyDeleteLOL..not wearing a glove during the making and ants running on the food in the video...I hope everyone is still ok aftering eat it.
ReplyDeleteBe wary of the pork roll buns in Hornsby; they gave my family and I food poisoning
ReplyDeletei've been to this place a few times... at very weird hours..... early in the morning... 2am.... 3am...... and bought pork rolls... it tasted great...
ReplyDeletebut then again.... after a night drinking.... anything u eat seems to taste great hahaha
I watched your video on youtube about Banh Mi Viet Hoa. just curious, is Banh Mi Thit in Australia the same like that. I mean it looks so weird, no thing like Banh Mi Thit in Vietnam except the Banh Mi itself of course.
ReplyDelete1. Pate and Cha Lua looks like they make from starch, I doubt it tasted awful.
2. the pork suppose to be grilled, and hot. It look so cold for me and like it just be boiled with water and put some color in.
3. where is "do chua". one of the most important ingredient of Banh Mi Thit. why use alot of carrot? is it be modified to adapt the local taste?
sum up: Banh Mi Thit in Australia has been westernised, it loss its authentic taste, lost of the 3 main ingredients: Pate/Cha lua, Pork, and Do Chua. I doubt it tastes awful!