bánh mì is a vietnamese sandwich. the word bánh mì literally means "bread" in vietnamese, but it can also mean "sandwich", since sandwiches are made of bread. it often has ingredients such as herbs, meats, vegetables and sauces that are often found in vietnam. it is a food that was created because of french influence in vietnam. when vietnam was part of the colony french indochina, french colonists taught the vietnamese how to make bread. unlike french bread, bánh mì has rice flour in it.