Vietnamese broken rice is one of the best foods to enjoy in Vietnam. Although the food is simple it has a distinct flavor and attracts both local people and foreign to love it. You can enjoy it at restaurants in Vietnam from street shops to higher-end restaurants. 

Overview of Com Tam

Com Tam ( Vietnamese broken rice) is a popular food in Ho Chi Minh and one of the signature Vietnamese cuisines. Today, Broken rice attracts foreign visitors, and they love it. 

To make Com Tam, Sagonese uses the broken rice grains from traditional drying and milling the rice to cook. Then, they will use waterproof autoclaves to cook Com Tam to replace a ceramic and iron pot.

Com Tam

The broken rice grains are soaked in water for several hours before being put into the water-proof autoclave. 

When Com Tam is cooked with litter water, you will feel the Vietnamese broken rice, the same as risotto, and it is nutty. If cooked with enough water, the rice will be fluffy and sticky. 

What has a Vietnamese broken rice dish? 

Com Tam plate includes Com Tam, Suon Nuong, Cha Trung, Crispy sliced Onion, Mint, and Spring Onions and is served together with sliced cucumber and tomato and a special dipping sauce. 

Rice

The first ingredient is rice. From the rice grain during the milling process, we will soak it with water for a few hours to the rice grains are soft. After, put all of the rice on the spot to cook. 

Grilled ribs

Saigonese will marinate grilled pork chops, after grilling them on charcoal stoves. You will see the many chefs grill the ribs at the entrance of restaurants. 

The tasty aroma of pork chops will attract diners to enjoy the Vietnamese broken rice. 

Grilled ribs

The grilled meat will be golden, and when eating, you will feel crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside. 

Steamed egg rolls

Com Tam needs to have steamed egg rolls. The ingredient of Cha Trung includes reed pork mixed with eggs, rice vermicelli, wood ear mushrooms, green onions, and spices. After mixing them, you will take them to steam. 

Steamed egg rolls

On the top, the chefs will put more egg yolk to make the patty eye-catching. 

Shredded pork rind

Shredded pork rind is called "Bì", in Vietnamese, and is made from different ingredients such as pork rind, and dried ram. 

Shredded pork rind

After boiling, they will be cut into small pieces, a mixture with basic prices like fish sauce, garlic, and monosodium glutamate...

Pickles and vegetables

"Dua Chua" ( Pickles and vegetables) will be one of the important parts of a Vietnamese broken rice dish. It is cucumber, carrots, white radish, spicy sauerkraut... They will balance the flavor and create a sour taste for Com Tam. 

Dua Chua

Scallion oil 

Scallion oil will make the dish attract more than. To make the scallion oil is easy, you only need to pour boiling oil into chopped scallions. Besides, you may mix it with greaves.

Dipping sauce 

The soul of Com Tam is dipping sauce. It is made from fish sauce, lemon, garlic, chili, and sugar. 

Dipping sauce

When eating Vietnamese broken rice, Saigon people will sprinkle the dipping sauce on the dish and enjoy the Com Tam dish. It is a special way of enjoying Com Tam, you can try it. 

Top 5 best places to enjoy Vietnamese broken rice. 

You can enjoy Com Tam, no matter where or when. There are several shops to buy Com Tam in Saigon. 

A part of Com Tam will come with grilled pork chops, shredded pork skin, and steamed egg meatloaf. 

But, you can order the Vietnamese broken rice dish following your taste such as adding scallion oil or pickles. 

Com Tam Saigon

If you come to the Com Tam shops or "Com Binh Dan", you will see the food to display in trays and showcased, you only order the point on it. 

The cost of Vietnamese broken rice is from 30.000 VND to 50.000 VND. If you enjoy it in a luxury restaurant, Com Tam go higher, reaching over 100.000 VND. 

If you do not know "what to eat Com Tam", please refer top 5 best places to enjoy Vietnamese broken rice below. 

Ho Chi Minh City

Cơm sườn Ba Cường

• Address: 263 Trần Quang Khải, Tân Định, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh
• Opening hours: 07:00 - 21:30 
• Refer price: 50.000 - 90.000 VNĐ

 Cơm tấm Nguyễn Văn Cừ

• Address: 74 Nguyễn Văn Cừ, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh
• Opening hours: 06:30 - 15:00
• Refer price: 50.000 - 150.000 VNĐ

Cơm tấm Sài Gòn Đỗ Phủ Đại Hàn 

• Address: 113A Đặng Dung, Quận 1, Ho Chi Minh
• Opening hours: 7:00 - 22:00
• Refer price: 30.000 - 50.000 VNĐ (2023)

Hanoi city

Cơm tấm Sà Bì Chưởng

• Address: 86 Nguyễn Văn Tuyết, Đống Đa, Hà Nội
• Opening hours: 7:00 – 23:00
• Refer price: 34.000 – 100.000VNĐ

Cơm tấm 36

• Address:  11 Phùng Hưng, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
• Opening hours: 10:30 – 14:00 và 17:30 – 21:00
• Refer price:  40.000 – 70.000VNĐ/phần

Com Tam is well-known for with delicious flavor and nutrients. You can try it at any restaurant in Saigon, Hanoi. Don't forget to enjoy Com Tam on your vacation to Vietnam. And if you book a car rental in Vietnam, contact us.