"French baguettes first came to Vietnam during the Indochina colonization, but by the 1950s, the banh mi sandwich gave the bread a distinctly Vietnamese twist — and made it a staple for the popular sandwich. Vinh Xuong’s banh mi bread hits the right mix of crispy and soft and the bakery supplies not only its own three eateries but several other Vietnamese restaurants along the Federal corridor." - Rebecca Treon