Planned to make bánh mi,
But too many substitutes
No bánh mi for me.

Just a stacked sandwich,
So ban me for no bánh mi,
Though not a bad sub.

I had no baguette,
I used pain de campagne,
A pseudo-bánh mi.

My bánh mi wannabe ingredients for this classic Vietnamese sandwich:

1. Sautéed Swiss chard, onions, and fresh basil sprinkled with tamari sauce
2. Thinly sliced cucumbers
3. Fresh mint
4. Sweet pickle relish
5. Leftover roasted chicken
6. Mayo mixed with sriracha sauce spread on two slices of pain de campagne (aka “French sourdough”)