She's on one of those motorbike side car things, various types of baguette, they look good, she said she's in Buakhao from 5pm but i saw her there yesterday 1pm, anyone tried yet? it's different 

Looks very much like bánh mì.  

That's very common in Vietnam. 

Think introduced by the French. 

Cost ~1usd 

It’s a traditional Vietnamese sandwich. My mother in law made them every morning , or to send the kids on their way to school. It’s a soft roll ,very light, with various fillings , my favorite was with Gio lua , or Cha lua, a sort of ham, with or without the peppers. Delicious, eaten fresh. 

2 minutes ago, geisha said:

It’s a soft roll.,.... 

Not the ones in Vietnam. It's a crispy style roll

26 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

She's on one of those motorbike side car things

Rotsaleng thing.

8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Looks very much like bánh mì.  

That's very common in Vietnam. 

Think introduced by the French. 

There’s a few vn shops here in cm that serves those, pretty good stuff.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Not the ones in Vietnam. It's a crispy style roll

Depends, many use the softer bread and not the French baguette style bread. 

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

She's on one of those motorbike side car things, various types of baguette, they look good, she said she's in Buakhao from 5pm but i saw her there yesterday 1pm, anyone tried yet? it's different 

The Thai's are the masters of photo presentation when it comes to Western food 

 

Look at their cream buns and many other treats, it always looks delicious, sadly once you take the first bit it's not very nice, very disappointing. 

 

If I want quality western food I'll go tto the original western food vendors, pay more but never disappointed 

 

This article food from the vendor, good beer food, a night out, taste buds don't exist 

 

Anyway, thanks for the posting, I'm sure they will get a lot of business 

Found her, outside Pattaya City Hospital. I had the chicken sandwich 59 baht, very nice (medium soft crispy bread). She's from Vietnam. Other Thais watching in envy close by...

I've had a sandwich from her , she was parked behind TukCom this time. It was good but not a classic banh mi with toasted french bread .

The issue with bánh mì is that it is often made with cheap quality bread. Most people don't seem to care, but to a French person this is problematic.

13 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Looks very much like bánh mì.  

 

I don't even want to utter that phrase because it sounds like you're asking the Mods to "ban me". 

 

35 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

The issue with bánh mì is that it is often made with cheap quality bread. Most people don't seem to care, but to a French person this is problematic.

and using a lot of oil to fry, probably the cheapest and reused....back to the same problem eating out in Thailand

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

and using a lot of oil to fry, probably the cheapest and reused....back to the same problem eating out in Thailand

 

Yeah, and at the same time, what are we to expect for 49-99 baht?

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

She's on one of those motorbike side car things, various types of baguette, they look good, she said she's in Buakhao from 5pm but i saw her there yesterday 1pm, anyone tried yet? it's different 

Is there a Subway in Pattaya? Same same.

50 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

The issue with bánh mì is that it is often made with cheap quality bread. Most people don't seem to care, but to a French person this is problematic.

The French dont eat Banh mi, the Vietnamese do. I have found their French bread to be quite nice. The soft ones tend to be here in Thailand. 

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The Thai's are the masters of photo presentation when it comes to Western food 

 

Look at their cream buns and many other treats, it always looks delicious, sadly once you take the first bit it's not very nice, very disappointing. 

 

If I want quality western food I'll go tto the original western food vendors, pay more but never disappointed 

 

This article food from the vendor, good beer food, a night out, taste buds don't exist 

 

Anyway, thanks for the posting, I'm sure they will get a lot of business 

 

I tried some waffles from a waffle stand...first bite and I spat it out into the nearest bin. Taste of flour and dough. Rubbish. Most don't have a clue as to an authentic product. My first disappointment many moons ago was the lack of real cream in cream cakes.

11 minutes ago, marin said:

The French dont eat Banh mi, the Vietnamese do. I have found their French bread to be quite nice. The soft ones tend to be here in Thailand. 

 

Indeed they don't. As a Frenchman, I have never tried it myself because the bread always looks so terrible.

Here's a tip for food vendors in SEA: make bánh mì with actual bread, I'm sure it will be successful.

 

5 minutes ago, JakeC said:

 

I tried some waffles from a waffle stand...first bite and I spat it out into the nearest bin. Taste of flour and dough. Rubbish. Most don't have a clue as to an authentic product. My first disappointment many moons ago was the lack of real cream in cream cakes.

Nailed it mate 👍

 

Have a great day 

I too love true French baguettes, coming from the SF bay area we have many but in general use sourdough.  I like the Vietnamese baguettes very much but as you say they are different. Hate the soft ones as well. Just googled this up, makes sense based on what I have eaten there.

 

 

What's the difference between French and Vietnamese baguette?

 

 

While both share a crispy crust, the Vietnamese baguette has a thinner, crispier shell and a softer, fluffier interior. This difference is due to the use of rice flour blended with wheat flour, making it less dense and perfect for sandwiches like the famous bánh mì

 

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The Thai's are the masters of photo presentation when it comes to Western food 

 

Look at their cream buns and many other treats, it always looks delicious, sadly once you take the first bit it's not very nice, very disappointing. 

 

If I want quality western food I'll go tto the original western food vendors, pay more but never disappointed 

 

This article food from the vendor, good beer food, a night out, taste buds don't exist 

 

Anyway, thanks for the posting, I'm sure they will get a lot of business 

big c pattaya klang has a baker from belgium, he knows how to make western cakes

2 minutes ago, mordothailand said:

big c pattaya klang has a baker from belgium, he knows how to make western cakes

 

Second that, Big C Klang has the best bakery I've known in Thailand.

4 minutes ago, marin said:

I too love true French baguettes, coming from the SF bay area we have many but in general use sourdough.  I like the Vietnamese baguettes very much but as you say they are different. Hate the soft ones as well. Just googled this up, makes sense based on what I have eaten there.

 

 

What's the difference between French and Vietnamese baguette?

 

 

While both share a crispy crust, the Vietnamese baguette has a thinner, crispier shell and a softer, fluffier interior. This difference is due to the use of rice flour blended with wheat flour, making it less dense and perfect for sandwiches like the famous bánh mì

 

 

Right, so adapted to the local market… which makes total sense.

4 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

 

Second that, Big C Klang has the best bakery I've known in Thailand.

 

Erm...it's okay. But certainly not the best. Compare a Croissant aux Amandes from there to one from say, La Baguette. Of course he is working to a price and the products aren't terrible.

I find that I need to go to different places for different products or just make them myself.

33 minutes ago, mordothailand said:

big c pattaya klang has a baker from belgium, he knows how to make western cakes

Agree, lots of Western bakers here selling quality food. 

Sadly, they do not sell from the food carts. 

Beware, do not eat the sausage rolls etc from the food carts, looks great but very disappointing 

Again, they've mastered the presentation but sadly the taste fails the test. 

 

Why even bring up western bakers, seems weird on this thread. 

 

I'm not in a good mood at the moment. 

I'll post the story tomorrow, had a bad day today 

 

(OK, I'll edit my comment, talk tomorrow about my bad foreigner day 😡) 

 

I've got to get out of Pattaya, I want to be with the good foreigners. 

 

4 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Agree, lots of Western bakers here selling quality food. 

Sadly, they do not sell from the food carts. 

 

Why even bring up western bakers, seems weird on this thread. 

Are you looking for conflict? 

 

no im not, its just my experience that thai food is really nice, but the deserts just dont appeal to me, like at all

9 minutes ago, JakeC said:

 

Erm...it's okay. But certainly not the best. Compare a Croissant aux Amandes from there to one from say, La Baguette. Of course he is working to a price and the products aren't terrible.

I find that I need to go to different places for different products or just make them myself.

 

I haven't actually lived in – or been to – Pattaya for years, but it used to be very good and on the same level as La Baguette. At the time, French-owned La Boulange would distribute products to them and several other places such as Food Mart in Jomtien.

Things could have changed though, for various reasons – for example, I've seen good vendors have a dip in quality because they sourced cheaper products when going through tough economic times.

22 minutes ago, mordothailand said:

no im not, its just my experience that thai food is really nice, but the deserts just dont appeal to me, like at all

Thai food is the best, affordable and tasty. 

 

If you want to eat western food, don't buy from a Thai vendor 

 

3rd road, Thai restaurant selling steak for 69 baht. Ha ha, who has tried that, bet you it's tasty 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Most here would struggle chewing it with their false teeth, I bet it's water buffalo. 

Probably the same buffalo that got sick recently and died. 

 

12 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

 

If you want to eat western food, don't but from a Thai vendor 

Yeh of course. That is what I do on the sixth Sunday of every month.

1 minute ago, Dante99 said:

Yeh of course. That is what I do on the sixth Sunday of every month.

Thank you, this is important information 🙏

Had some bahn mi in Hoi An a few weeks ago, really hard to eat, they put the bread rolls in some sort of oven first and made them really hard and crispy, it was like eating a wine glass, all these sharp bits sticking into my mouth.