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If you love banh mi, order shawarma next (75/100 flavor match), then pho and larb. Banh mi is herby, deeply savory and crunchy, and these dishes share that profile.
Shawarma: tangy and herby handheld, like banh mi, but smokier and softer.
Vietnamese · handheld
Scores on this page compare flavor profiles between dishes. They are the same for everyone. In the Palytt app, your match score comes from your own taste and your friends’ verdicts.
Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich on a crisp, airy baguette with pâté, grilled or cold-cut pork, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, cilantro and chili.
The classic (dac biet) is the house special with all the cold cuts. Eat it right away before the bread softens.
If you like banh mi, try shawarma, pho and larb. Shawarma is the closest flavor match (75/100): tangy and herby handheld, like banh mi, but smokier and softer.
Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich on a crisp, airy baguette with pâté, grilled or cold-cut pork, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, cilantro and chili. Its strongest traits: herby, deeply savory, crunchy.
Try pho: herby, like banh mi, but softer. It scores 72/100 against banh mi on flavor.
Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.