Cốm, or simply called green rice, is a flattened and chewy green rice in Vietnamese cuisine. It is not dyed green, but produced from young rice kernels roasted over very low heat then pounded in a mortar and pestle until flattened.[1] Cốm is a seasonal dish associated with autumn.[2] It can be eaten plain or with coconut shavings. The taste is slightly sweet with a nutty flavor. It is a popular seasonal dessert across Vietnam, especially in Red River Delta cuisine. It is traditionally produced at the Cốm Vòng village in Hanoi.[3]

Cốm
CourseDessert
Place of originVietnam
Region or stateHanoi, Red River Delta
Main ingredientsRice kernels
VariationsCốm
Bánh cốm, with mung bean filling seen through the translucent green pastry

A traditional pastry, bánh cốm (green rice cake), is made using cốm with mung bean filling. Cốm is often offered to worship ancestors during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It can also be used to make a dessert rice pudding called chè cốm. Cốm can be flattened further for a dish called cốm dẹp among the Khmer people.

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  1. ^ Fermented Foods: Naturally Enzymatic Therapy T. H. Yellowdawn - 2008 "Un-ripe rice is the grain of rice was just almost finished its forming the grains. Un-ripe rice was called “Cốm” in Vietnam, The grain is still soft and then start to ripe ..."
  2. ^ "Green rice – Precious gift of Hanoi autumn". Asia King Travel.
  3. ^ "Green rice – Precious gift of Hanoi autumn". Asia King Travel.
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