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Saigon, Vietnam-6 Favorite Veg/Vegan Banh Mi Shops

I know how frustrating it can be to find vegetarian and vegan options, especially when it comes to tasting local dishes! The banh mi is a classic street food snack or meal in Vietnam. The wonderful baguette from the French colonial period, fresh herbs, veggies and pickles, but unfortunately for vegetarians and vegans the classic version includes mostly pork, pate, sometimes chicken, and occasionally fish. I'm not either a strict vegetarian or vegan, I still indulge in fish and seafood on occasion, but I mostly stick to a plant-based diet so I know the challenges sometimes trying to find things to fit into the diet. Luckily with a Buddhist based culture in Vietnam, vegetarianism/veganism, is a more widely accepted diet or way of life compared with many other countries. I've been eating my way through the many plant-based options in Ho Chi Minh City for the last few weeks and narrowed down 6 of my favorite banh mi that are either vegetarian or vegan. As I mentioned in the video I believe some of the vegetarian options could be vegan if you asked to leave mayo off the bread. The least expensive banh mi was found at Veggie Saigon for d15,000, (takeaway), the most expensive from The Vegan Garden d35,000. We are talking a price range from $0.65-$1.51USD, amazing value! Delivery from District 7 to District 1 for the banh mi from The Vegan Garden was $1.00USD. Please let me know in the comments if you enjoy and appreciate these videos on finding good food, particularly vegetarian and plant-based food, and I'll do more. Ho Chi Minh City was recently named one of the top 15 cities in the world for vegans. I'm not the least bit surprised. I'm finding the options, value, and quality of vegan food in HCMC first rate! Thanks again for watching the video! If you'd like to support the channel you can become a patron for as little as $2/month. Patrons get access to exclusive content including extra videos and tips. Visit my Patreon page to find out more:https://www.patreon.com/FarEastTravels List of restaurants featured in the video in order: Banh Nam-213 Bui Vien District 1 New Hoang Banh Mi-109 Nguyen Thai Bin District -d20,000 Veggie Saigon-42 Duong De Tham District 1-d15,000 takeaway Cha Hang Chay Au Lac Healthy World-120 Nguyen Trai District 1-d25,000 Banh Mi Express-Uptown-17 Pasteur District 1-d20,000 The Vegan Garden-So 336 Ha Huy Tap-District 7-d35,000