How much is one banh mi in Vietnam?

How much is 1 banh mi in Vietnam?

Night thoughts… Banh mi. Two dollars now, easy. Sometimes more. Remember buying them for… what? Thirty cents? Hanoi, 2019. Crazy.

Inflation, right? Everything’s gone up. Rent in District 1, my old place… Forget it.

Used to get a banh mi every morning. Before work. Little cart on the corner. Spicy. Extra cilantro. Miss that.

• Street vendors: Cheapest banh mi. Maybe $1. Still a good deal.
• Small shops: Dollar fifty, two dollars. Depends.
• Fancy bakeries: Three dollars. Four dollars. Tourist traps.

Ridiculous. But… people still buy them. Guess some things are worth it. Even if they cost more. Even if it hurts a little. Inside. Like… nostalgia or something. Lost time.

Remember… Tet, 2020. Last time I was there. Banh mi with my grandmother. She… She’s gone now.

Damn. This got dark.

Banh mi. Just bread, right? Why so much… feeling?

Maybe it’s not just the bread. It’s the memory. The taste of… home. Something lost.

How much does 1 bread cost in Vietnam?

Bread: 22,000₫. Rice: 10,500₫. Eggs: 39,000₫. Cheese: forget it, 135,000₫. What? My VND stash shrunk last week.

• Bread: A single loaf now commands roughly 22,000 Vietnamese Dong. Inflation bites, eh? Used to be cheaper.

• Rice: A pound will set you back about 10,500 Dong. Still a staple, always reliable.

• Eggs: A dozen? Nearly 39,000 Dong. I recall them being far less than that, maybe last year?

• Cheese: Local cheese hits hard at 135,000 Dong. A luxury, nothing more than that. Only my friend Trang could afford that much.

How many dong is a sandwich in Vietnam?

Ugh, Vietnam. I was there in 2023, March, I think. Hot as hell. Seriously hot. Needed a banh mi, stat. Found this tiny place near the Ben Thanh Market. Crazy busy. People everywhere.

The sandwich, man. It was amazing. Seriously. This incredible bread, crunchy outside, soft inside. Loads of pickled carrots and daikon. Cilantro. Some kind of pate, maybe? I don’t know exactly what was in it, but it was delicious. Cost? 18,000 dong. Remember it perfectly because I nearly dropped my phone trying to pay!

Airports? Don’t even. Highway robbery. I saw a banh mi in Noi Bai airport, 2023. They wanted 70,000 dong! Ridiculous. Absolute rip-off. Seriously, avoid airport food. Stick to the street vendors. Way better, way cheaper. The best banh mi is always found in the smallest, most crowded places.

• Price range: Street – 15,000-20,000 VND. Airports – 70,000 VND or more (avoid!).
• Best experience: Near Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City. March 2023.
• Airport prices: Seriously inflated, not worth it.
• Location matters: Street food is your friend in Vietnam.

How much is a pho in Vietnam?

Pho: Vietnam’s dish. Expect to pay $1.23-$4.11 for beef pho in Hanoi. Restaurant? Location matters. Prices spike.

• Beef pho is standard. Chicken, less so.
• Hanoi’s Old Quarter: Tourist trap. Check the reviews.
• Street vendors: Risk it. Cheap. Sometimes, surprisingly good, but sometimes ew.
• Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): Prices similar. Style different. Trust me.
• My mom makes better pho. Obviously.
• Beware the nuoc mam. Stinky fish sauce; powerful stuff.
• I once paid $10. Never again. Tourist tax is real.
• Negotiate. Always. They try it. I’ve seen it.

What is the etiquette for eating pho?

Okay, pho etiquette… hmm.

Okay, so, like, face close to bowl. Is that really etiquette or just practical? I spill everything. Chopsticks for noodles, yeah, duh. And meat. Obvi. Spoon for broth though, right? I mean, how else? Ugh, I hate those metal spoons.

Wait, hands on the table. Always? Even between bites? Seems formal. Mom always yelled at me for elbows on the table. Which is it?

• Chopsticks: Noodles, meat, etc.
• Spoon: Broth.
• Face: Close to the bowl. (Avoid splashing)
• Hands: On the table? Always?

Oh yeah, and wait for the host to start. I guess that’s polite? But what if they never start? I’m starving! Happened last year at Uncle Minh’s…he was talking for like, an hour. I just grabbed some spring rolls. I think that’s okay. Spring rolls are appetizer territory. Is it?

• Host: Wait for them to begin eating.
• Spring Rolls: Ok to eat before? ????
• Uncle Minh: Stop talking so much! jk lol.

I always add sriracha. Like, a lot. Is that rude? I don’t care, it tastes better. And lime. Gotta have lime. What if they don’t bring lime? Demand it? lol. This reminds me, I need to call Linh this week… Been too long. I guess I need to ask her, is it rude to add stuff? She’d know.

• Sriracha: YES!
• Lime: Mandatory.
• Linh: Call her. Ask about sriracha etiquette. And everything else. I mean, like, is anything sacred anymore?