Sydney, Jan. 6 -- Australia's ABC News has recently reported that a small community of banh mi enthusiasts has played an important role in reinvigorating Australians' love for the Vietnamese baguette.

In Sydney in particular, this passion is evident in the long queues in front of banh mi shops across the city, especially in areas such as Cabramatta, Marrickville and Ryde.

Nine years ago, Rowan, from Sydney's inner west, created a Facebook group called the "Vietnamese Banh Mi Appreciation Society". He said he often eats banh mi and that every neighbourhood he has lived in has had a Vietnamese sandwich shop.

Today, Rowan's Facebook group has 155,000 members who rate and recommend banh mi across Australia - from vibrant Vietnamese communi...