In the last two weeks of the year, On Sandwiches will be featuring select posts from the archives that you may have missed. We hope that you can forgive us these reruns, as we are hard at work on new, ambitious projects. Today’s selection is the celebration of the bánh mì that opened the year.

I have long extolled the virtues of the bánh mì, and earlier this year I attempted to explore a wide spectrum of available sandwiches. In 18 sandwiches from four different cities on two coasts I found some things joyous, other things less so, but everything worth considering. The full month can be found via the category designated, and if you prefer there are highlights here.