agreed. pate on a banh mi with hot beef, chicken etc. would not work, especially with the highly seasoned flavors for these fillings. my understanding is the cold cut “special” banh mi is saigon style, and the pate is de riguer.
funny. sometimes i would be at a vietnamese place serving banh mi…i ask what is in the special banh mi and if they tell me it’s ham sandwich, then i know t
o order it. 
