Com rice. Bình Giang / wikimedia / 2008 / Public Domain
Cốm rice is a Vietnamese sticky rice. It is harvested while it is still young and green, then roasted, crushed and sieved.
The village of Dịch Vọng in North Vietnam is known for it.
Cốm rice can be made into sweet rice cakes, a milk soup called “Chè Cốm” ( Cốm milk soup), a wedding cake called “Bánh Cốm”, etc.
Storage Hints
It is often stored wrapped in Lotus leaves.
Language Notes
Pronounced “cohm.”