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What We’re Eating: Ba Le Bakery Veggie Banh Mi

What We’re Eating takes a quick look at sandwiches the Unbreaded team can’t get enough of.

Many of the city’s Vietnamese sandwiches are served on Philadelphia hoagie rolls, not the traditional French baguette.  But at Ba Le Bakery on Washington Avenue, the large Eiffel Tower on their sign indicates that French bread is on the menu.  In total, a dozen varieties of banh mi are available.

The crusty house-made baguette is smeared with a sweet mayo and tiny bits of pineapple.  Then topped with dense and firm tofu, fried potato sticks, strips of pickled daikon and carrots, sliced jalapeno and a few sprigs of cilantro, the veggie banh mi is a sweet, spicy, tangy and fresh way to spend  $3.50 on a satisfying sandwich.

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Ba Le Bakery
606 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147 (Google Maps)