Thread:Glflegolas/@comment-26703567-20150722194545/@comment-26184570-20150724195409

No, it is actually quite fantastic, just oddly cheep. It is a type of Vietnamese sandwich. The place that is the cheapest and best's bahn mi consists of Grilled marinated beef, pickled radishes, cucumbers, carrots, mayonnaise, hot peppers all on a freshly baked baguette. You would expect it to be really expensive, but, in Austin, the best eats might very well be really cheep. It is always so fun to go there, getting a foot long sandwich to share for a few bucks, looking at the interesting Vietnamese foods, eating it and then going the Vietnamese market and getting our signature seasoning and fried shallots for cooking. The seasoning is this mysterious mushroom salt that is in this all Vietnamese package. It makes everything taste meaty and savory, but we don't know the name of it, so, we call it crack. I am not kidding. Now that I think about it, Austin is unique in that the cheapest food is fantastic Vietnamese, Korean or Mexican food that is cooked by people that in certain cases we are on a first name basis with.