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