Love banh mi? Try these 6 dishes next

If you like banh mi, try fish tacos, shawarma and pho. Fish tacos is the closest flavor match (87/100): tangy and herby handheld, like banh mi.

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 shawarma: tangy and herby handheld, like banh mi, but smokier and softer. It scores 75/100 against banh mi on flavor.

Fish tacos is less savory (3 vs 4), tangier (4 vs 3), less herby (4 vs 5) and smokier (2 vs 1) than banh mi, and differs on 1 more trait. The two rate the same on richness, heat and sweetness. Ratings are 0 to 5, written as fish tacos vs banh mi. Overall it scores 87/100 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.