Bon Me Food Truck

The cuisine coming from food trucks used to be limited to a few items. Summertime brings the ice cream truck which announces its presence in neighborhoods with the usual jingle playing. Sometimes we stop to buy something quick to eat such as a taco, burrito, hot dog, or a gyros sandwich. The food truck has now become a breakthrough for creative chefs making honest, delicious food. Food trucks are also introducing new flavor combinations using familiar preparations. Take the sandwich for example. There are thousands of sandwiches from around the world that are now being served out of trucks to the hungry masses. One of these sandwiches is the banh mi. Banh mi are sandwiches hailing from Vietnam. You might find it strange that there is a sandwich hailing from Vietnam where bread was not part of the local cuisine before the late 19th century. Bread making was introduced into Vietnam by the French who colonized much of Vietnam by the late 19th century. The Vietnamese came to like the French baugette and created a sandwich using the baguette with Vietnamese flavors. A banh mi sandwich usually is made with pate(which the French also brought with them), protein of choice, chili, cilantro, and fresh pickled vegetables. For a great interpretation of a banh mi sandwich you must seek out the Bon Me Food Truck. Serving the Greater Boston community, Bon Me serves banh mi sandwiches, rice bowls, and noodle salads. Bon Me serves a variety of fillings that you can have on any of their main dishes.I have always ordered their banh mi sandwich. The Bon Me banh mi features your filling of choice, pickled daikon radish and carrots, homemade pork pate, cucumbers, cilantro, red onions, and spicy mayonnaise. For fillings I have tried their spice rubbed chicken, and Chinese BBQ pork. Both are great and most definitely are not found in our local sandwich shop. The bread is never stale. The pickled carrots and daikon along with the red onions provide great crunch to the sandwich. Besides pork and chicken, Bon Me offers vegetarian fillings such as tofu and chick peas. Like many other food trucks around the country, Bon Me uses social media outlets to let the masses know where they can find their trucks. If you see their trucks around the Boston area, please give them your business. Their banh mi could become your new favorite sandwich.