Com tam Cơm tấm
Com tam is broken rice, a Saigon everyday plate, usually with grilled pork, a pork skin cake, egg, and fish sauce. It is a full lunch, not a side.
FromSouthern Vietnam, and the default lunch in Ho Chi Minh City
PriceAn everyday lunch price.
Where it comes from
Southern Vietnam, and the default lunch in Ho Chi Minh City.
How to eat it
Order suon (the chop) if you want the standard plate.
The fish sauce is meant to go on the rice. Pickled vegetables come with it.
Lunchtime rooms fill with workers. That is the hour.
Where to try it
Cities where this dish is eaten.