banh mi dac biet #1 (special combo sandwich)

Keywords: carrots bread pork mayonnaise jalapeno baguette cilantro daikon pate headcheese *Vietnamese

7 lickslick it unlick $2.20

By henrychan 1 year ago that top picture is gorgeous! was it just pork?

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago barbecued pork and headcheese made out of pig ears and snout. And pate.

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By happydot 1 year ago uh headcheese made out of pig ears and snout? sounds gross....what does it taste like???

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago Yummy and crunchy. :)

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By mamaGrub 1 year ago I like all the ingredients!

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago so headcheese is not cheese?

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago Nope. It's a terrine meat cold cut using various head parts like ears and snout, pressed together, then sliced. Sometimes it includes feet or heart too. Basically just a way to use up leftover bits of meat.

VNese headcheese if often made with pig ears for crunch and sliced thicker. American headcheese doesn't have ears and is deli-thin. I like both. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago fascinating. thx. i was at lee's today and was wondering why the asian sandwiches are so much cheaper than the "european" ones. headcheese is an unfortunate name.

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago The European ones have deli meat and more of it so it's more expensive. Lettuce costs more than a few sprigs of cilantro. I think it comes with a pickle too? It's been a while since I've eaten one but yeah, the price reflects the increased price of the ingredients.

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago yes it comes with a pickle. i guess i just didn't want to think the asian ingredients could be that much cheaper, but i guess so. the ham and cheese sandwich was delicious! i forgot to take a picture till i had eaten almost all of it.

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago Well, if the European sandwiches had only 1 slice of each meat, it'd be cheaper. :P But I don't think you want that. And cheese costs money too. Whereas, the Vietnamese sandwiches, they make their own meats in-house so that greatly reduces costs.

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago in store head cheese making? nice.

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago They also make cha lua (steamed pork loaf), the barbecued meats, and the pork floss used in the sandwiches.

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago oh dear, pork floss? does that taste good?

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago It's like dehydrated pork that's been shredded. I'm not a fan. But during one of my mom's trips down here, her friend asked her to by $100 worth of Lee's Sandwiches pork floss. I think it only lasted a few weeks b/c my mom's friend's kids love the stuff.

It doesn't say it's VNese on the wiki info, but it is too eaten in VN! :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rousong

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By UnHipLA 1 year ago i didn't know this was called pork floss. i love this stuff. my roommate (chinese) gets it, but i don't think it's called pork floss. i think of it as meat cotton candy.

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago Ha! Maybe you've eaten headcheese and liked it and didn't know it either. :)

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By buddydvd 1 year ago I'm a big fan of it! It tastes great with rice and bread. Mm. Yum!

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By wanderingchopsticks 1 year ago Yeah, I'll eat it if it's made into a rice ball. :)

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