Good Morning Vietnam...

I was accompanying my friend the other day, doing a bit of window shopping in some of the shopping malls in town. We came across this humongous burger looking food item and for some strange reasons, I just couldn't get it out of my mind. Therefore last weekend, I decided to go for it.

'Bánh Mì' - Caramelised 5-spice Pork Belly, Pork Pate I was browsing across the web, trying to find out more information about this. And it seems that this is something that was introduced by the French to the Vietnamese locals during its colonial period. The idea behind this 'Bánh Mì' is pretty much similar to a normal sandwich. However, they are using the French bread, 'Baguette', rather than the regular bread. Since this was influenced by the Vietnamese and French, therefore it isn't a surprise that French ingredients like (Mayonnaise, Baguette) and Vietnamese ingredients such as (Cilantro, Chilli Peppers, Pickled Carrots) have been added into this burger looking food. As for the 'Bánh Mì' that they are offering over here, most of them come with different types of cold cuts from pork but they also have 'Bánh Mì' that come with 'Chicken', 'Fish' and vegetables only. So how does it taste like? I always have the impression that all the various types of French loaf are usually harder than normal bread. However, this has proven me wrong. The bread isn't as tough as I thought and besides for the crust which is a bit crispy, the rest of it are pretty chewy like a normal bread. Although the ingredients were served cold, but since most of the ingredients were pickled vegetables, I really love the unique and refreshing taste of the mixed vegetables. Even though cold cuts have been added into the 'Bánh Mì', but I think that as compared to the vegetables, the taste of the meat aren't exciting enough. Probably I would give the vegetarian version of the 'Bánh Mì' the next time round. :D

Besides for 'Bánh Mì', they also have various types of Vietnamese food on their menu. Items like 'Hanoi Pho', 'Viet Desserts', side dish like 'Cold Prawn Rolls' have been listed on the menu too. :D

The name of this place would be 'NamNam Noodle Bar'. It's located inside 'Raffles City Shopping Centre'.

The opening hours are from 8:00 - 21:30. The value breakfast set are available from 8:00 - 10:00 on weekdays only. The value lunch set are available from 10:00 - 15:00 on weekdays only.

* Click here to find out more about 'NamNam Noodle Bar'.
^ Click here for the Facebook page of 'NamNam Noodle Bar'.
~ Click here to find out more about 'Raffles City Shopping Centre'.
# Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Raffles City Shopping Centre'.