Colombo (VNA), March 18 -- A Vietnamese restaurant in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 15 introduced Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) for the first time on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

Established in 2014, "Pho Vietnam" - the first Vietnamese restaurant in Sri Lanka - has helped popularise Vietnamese cuisine to local people including pho (noodle soup served with beef or chicken), fresh spring rolls and fried spring rolls.

The restaurant owner, Phung Huyen Nga said although many Vietnamese and visitors to Vietnam like "banh mi", few people in Sri Lanka know about this popular Vietnamese street food.

Together with "banh mi", Nga's restaurant also started to offer popular Vietnamese street drinks - lemon tea and iced milk coffee.

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