I got to spend time last year in the 13th arrondissement in Paris. I was really surprised that almost everyone on the street, as in conversations around me, discussions between young people, the language used at shops and restaurants, was not French or Cantonese or Vietnamese, but Teochew: my native language.
Turns out it’s a large Vietnamese and Khmer Teochew stronghold: and Teochew is alive and well. It’s also a bánh mì hotspot:
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In pursuit of the best traditional bánh mì sandwiches in Paris
At Le Fooding, every expedition to the 13th arrondissement of Paris is cause for celebration, one that is always accompanied by an epicurean ritual: window gazing at the legendary restaurant Thieng Heng.Lefooding