Cốm

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

Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Vietnam
Region or state	Hanoi, Red River Delta
Main ingredients	Rice kernels
Variations	Cốm

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.

See also

• Flattened rice
• Pinipig, a similar dish from the Philippines which uses green glutinous rice grains
• Poha (rice), a similar dish in South Asia which uses mature rice grains
• Rolled oats