Food Detective / Vietnam / Cơm chiên cá mặn
Cơm chiên cá mặn (salted-fish fried rice) Fried rice with flaked salted fish — salty, with a strong fish flavour.
Kind Rice, Seafood Cooking Stir-fried Taste Salty, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy Served · texture Hot · Loose, stir-fried grains NAME
What the name means Cơm Cooked (non-glutinous) rice, or a rice meal chiên To fry (chiefly southern)Cơm chiên (rice + fry) is fried rice, called cơm rang in the north; gà chiên, by contrast, is fried chicken.
cá Fish mặn SaltyCá mặn means "salty fish" — salted fish.
Name says Salted-fish fried rice Actually Fried rice with flaked salted fish — salty, with a strong fish flavour. Dishes with similar names
Name Name says Broth How it is made/eaten Base Main protein Place in name Cơm chiên cá mặn Salted-fish fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Fish, Egg — Cơm tấm Rice cooked from broken grains No Grilled, Served over rice Rice Pork, Egg — Cơm gà Chicken rice No Grilled, Fried, Served over rice Rice Chicken — Cơm chiên trứng Egg fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Egg — Cơm chiên bò Beef fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Beef, Egg — Cơm chiên gà Chicken fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Chicken, Egg — Cơm chiên tỏi Garlic fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Varies — Cơm chiên Dương Châu Yangzhou fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Pork, Egg Yangzhou (China) Cơm chiên hải sản Seafood fried rice No Stir-fried Rice Shrimp, Egg —
Broth, method and ingredients come from the dish data, not from guessing at the name.
Word sources: cơm , chiên , cá , mặn
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones Main ingredient Rice, Fish Usually included Egg Varies by region or shop Vegetables, Fish sauce Can be in the sauce or broth Tofu & soy Usually seasoned with soy sauce, sometimes fish sauce. Egg, vegetables and other add-ins vary by shop — ask when ordering. No encyclopedia entry for this exact dish was found; described from its name (cá = fish, mặn = salty) and the general fried-rice recipe. Added meat varies by shop. Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One serving Budget — Typical — Premium — Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering Không cho tôm No shrimp, please Không cho hải sản No seafood, please Không cho nước mắm No fish sauce, please Không cho đậu phộng No peanuts, please Không cho thịt heo No pork, please Không cho trứng No egg, please Không cay Not spicy, please Tôi bị dị ứng I am allergic to … (add the ingredient) A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia (vi) — Cơm chiên (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.