For those of us still dabbling in Vietnamese cuisine, banh mi takes everything we love about Pho (sans broth) and nestles it in a loaf of fresh french bread.

Picture fresh cucumber, carrot and Thai basil paired with tangy barbecued pork; all stuffed in a sizable sandwich that makes one of those mega-chain “five-dollar-foot-longs” seem overpriced.

Add to that fresh slices of jalapeno pepper and a small (I repeat, small) squirt of the spicy chili sauce, and you have before you a wallet-friendly meal with enough zing to get you through the afternoon.

Mama’s kitchen serves banh mi sandwiches with a variety of different fillings (including a tofu vegetarian option) for $2.75.

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