kim chee banh mi

Hybrid Korean-Vietnamese banh mi sandwich, filled with kim chee (red hot pickled cabbage and chili), along with the usual pickled carrot, daikon, and cilantro. A great combo! From Viet Sub in Vancouver.

vietnamese three color bean drink

Coconut milk, sweet red beans, and sweet yellow mung beans, from White Lotus in Toronto. Delicious!

pho

Veggie pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup), from Cafe 668 in Toronto.

Bánh Cóm (Sticky Rice)

A Vietnamese treat: two layers of green glutinous rice sandwiched around sweet mung bean paste, with coconut on top. Purchased in Chinatown, Toronto. As tasty as it is fluorescent!

tapioca soft cake

Ectoplasmic Vietnamese treats from Toronto's Chinatown. Not only are they gooey and seemingly luminescent, but also tasty! Moderately sweet gel permeated with coconut shavings, surrounding a rich yellow bean paste core.

Vietnamese hot and sour soup

Clears the sinuses!

Banh Hoi Cha Gio

Steamed angelhair rice noodles with lemongrass-grilled vegetables, scallions, fried shallots, roasted peanuts, mint, salad, pickled vegetables, peanut sauce, and nuoc cham sauce.
from L'Annam in New York

vietnamese hoagie

a "vietnamese hoagie" in Philadelphia (elsewhere know as a Vietnamese sub or banh mi): a french baguette filled with veggie pork, pickled vegetables, shredded carrots, cucumber, cilantro, chili pepper, and sauce