Bánh mì (pronounced 'bun mee') is a popular Vietnamese variety of sandwiches that share the same core ingredient a baguette. (Photo: VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – TasteAtlas, a website dedicated todiscovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurantsaround the world, has recognised Vietnamese baguette, known locally as "Banh mi", as the 7th best street food in the world.
According to the site, Bánh mì (pronounced 'bun mee') is a popularVietnamese variety of sandwich that shares the same core ingredient of abaguette.
The baguette was brought over toVietnam during the colonial period, and nowadays it is one of the few remaining legacies from the time. In the beginning, most banh misandwiches consisted of bread, meat, and seasonings, with no added vegetables.
Guotie from China came in first place in the latest TasteAtlas ranking.The pan-fried variety of the Chinese jiaozi dumpling is a Northern Chinesedumpling typically filled with minced pork, Chinese cabbage, scallions, ginger,rice wine, and sesame seed oil.
Roti canai, the Malaysian breakfast of champions, placed second.
Meanwhile, Spain's espetos claimed third position, followed by tacos,the national dish of Mexico.
Another Mexican favourite, carnitas, a dish made from pork that isbraised, roasted, or slow-cooked in its fat until it is fullytender and succulent ranked 5th.
Japanese kaarage ranked sixth. Karaage is a Japanese frying techniquethat is often used to prepare chicken. The chicken is marinated in a mixture ofsoy sauce, sake, and sugar, then coated with arrowroot starch and deep-fried.
Other street foods that made the top 10 ranked by TasteAtlasincluding peirogi (8th), a stuffed dumpling from Poland, and esquites (9th), aMexican street food that is typically consumed as a snack on the go. It is madewith mature corn kernels, epazote, and salt.
Cochinita pibil, a Mexican pork dish originating from Yucatan grabbed the10th spot.
TasteAtlas is considered one of the world's most prestigious traditionalculinary experience travel guide websites, with a catalog of more than 10,000types of food and drink from around the world. The recipes posted on this website are appreciated by food critics and journalists./.
