Food Detective / Vietnam / Cơm chiên gà
Cơm chiên gà (chicken fried rice)
Fried rice with chicken; some shops put the chicken on top instead of mixing it in.
- Kind
- Rice, Meat
- Cooking
- Stir-fried
- Taste
- Salty, Filling meal, 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.
- gà
- Chicken
- Name says
- Chicken fried rice
- Actually
- Fried rice with chicken; some shops put the chicken on top instead of mixing it in.
Dishes with similar names
| Name | Name says | Broth | How it is made/eaten | Base | Main protein | Place in name |
|---|
| Cơm chiên gà | Chicken fried rice | No | Stir-fried | Rice | Chicken, 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 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 cá mặn | Salted-fish fried rice | No | Stir-fried | Rice | Fish, Egg | — |
| 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, gà
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Rice, Chicken
- 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.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (VND).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“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
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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.