The moment is positively Proustian. At Nhu Lan, a one-table Vietnamese sandwich shop in Falls Church, I take a bite of a "special combination" banh mi thit nguoi, which translates as "bread with meat cold cuts." As I taste the pork liver pate, ham, cilantro and pickled radish, I close my eyes and... -
The Banh Mi of My Dreams
The moment is positively Proustian. At Nhu Lan, a one-table Vietnamese sandwich shop in Falls Church, I take a bite of a "special combination" banh mi thit nguoi, which translates as "bread with meat cold cuts." As I taste the pork liver pate, ham, cilantro and pickled radish, I close my eyes and...-
By Walter Nicholls