Food Detective / Vietnam / Cơm gà
Cơm gà (chicken rice)
Roast or fried chicken leg with rice, as chain menus serve it — not the Hội An-style shredded chicken rice.
- Kind
- Rice, Meat
- Cooking
- Grilled, Fried
- Taste
- Salty, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Crisp or juicy chicken leg with rice
NAME
What the name means
- Cơm
- Cooked (non-glutinous) rice, or a rice meal
- gà
- Chicken
- Name says
- Chicken rice
- Actually
- Roast or fried chicken leg with rice, as chain menus serve it — not the Hội An-style shredded chicken rice.
Dishes with similar names
| Name | Name says | Broth | How it is made/eaten | Base | Main protein | Place in name |
|---|
| Cơm gà | Chicken rice | No | Grilled, Fried, Served over rice | Rice | Chicken | — |
| Cơm tấm | Rice cooked from broken grains | No | Grilled, Served over rice | Rice | Pork, Egg | — |
| 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 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, gà
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Chicken, Rice
- Usually included
- Vegetables
- Varies by region or shop
- Fish sauce
- Some menus offer a fish-sauce glaze (nước mắm) as one of the sauce options.
Basis: Official. 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).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Cơm Tấm Phúc Lộc Thọ | Cơm Đùi Gà Quay Than Hoa Regular menu | No brand description | One serving | ₫49,000 |
| Cơm Tấm Cali | CƠM ĐÙI GÀ CHIÊN GIÒN / NƯỚC MẮM Regular menu | No brand description | One serving | ₫79,000 + VAT 8% = ₫85,320 |
Find Cơm Tấm Phúc Lộc Thọ stores ↗Find Cơm Tấm Cali stores ↗
“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.