Food Detective / Vietnam / Cơm tấm

Cơm tấm (broken rice with grilled pork)

Broken rice topped with a charcoal-grilled pork chop, often with steamed egg cake and shredded pork skin — Saigon's signature rice plate.

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Kind
Rice, Meat
Cooking
Grilled
Taste
Salty, Sweet, Filling meal, Breakfast, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
Served · texture
Hot · Fluffy broken rice, sweet charcoal-grilled chop

NAME

What the name means

Cơm
Cooked (non-glutinous) rice, or a rice meal
tấm
Broken rice grains
Name says
Rice cooked from broken grains
Actually
Broken rice topped with a charcoal-grilled pork chop, often with steamed egg cake and shredded pork skin — Saigon's signature rice plate.
Not fried rice (cơm chiên): plain cooked rice with grilled meat and sides on top.

Dishes with similar names

NameName saysBrothHow it is made/eatenBaseMain proteinPlace in name
Cơm tấmRice cooked from broken grainsNoGrilled, Served over riceRicePork, Egg—
Cơm gàChicken riceNoGrilled, Fried, Served over riceRiceChicken—
Cơm chiên trứngEgg fried riceNoStir-friedRiceEgg—
Cơm chiên bòBeef fried riceNoStir-friedRiceBeef, Egg—
Cơm chiên gàChicken fried riceNoStir-friedRiceChicken, Egg—
Cơm chiên tỏiGarlic fried riceNoStir-friedRiceVaries—
Cơm chiên Dương ChâuYangzhou fried riceNoStir-friedRicePork, EggYangzhou (China)
Cơm chiên cá mặnSalted-fish fried riceNoStir-friedRiceFish, Egg—
Cơm chiên hải sảnSeafood fried riceNoStir-friedRiceShrimp, Egg—

Broth, method and ingredients come from the dish data, not from guessing at the name.

Word sources: cơm, tấm

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Main ingredient
Pork, Rice
Usually included
Egg, Vegetables, Cucumber
Can be in the sauce or broth
Fish sauce
  • Fish sauce goes into the marinade and the sauce served with it.
  • Egg sides (steamed egg cake, fried egg) are common.

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).

BrandMenu itemWhat’s differentServingPrice
Cơm Tấm Phúc Lộc Thọ
Cơm Sườn Nướng Than Hoa
Regular menu
No brand descriptionOne plate, no extra sides₫42,000
Official online order · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Cơm Tấm Cali
CƠM SƯỜN CỐT LẾT NƯỚNG
Regular menu
No brand descriptionOne plate, no extra sides₫75,000 + VAT 8% = ₫81,000
Dine-in · Official · source · 2026-10-18

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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 plate, no extra sides

Budget
—
Typical
₫42,000 · Official · Ho Chi Minh City · One cơm tấm chain, official online price (Phúc Lộc Thọ, charcoal pork chop rice). · source
Premium
₫81,000 · Calculated · Ho Chi Minh City · A sit-down chain menu price of 75,000₫ plus the stated 8% VAT (Cơm Tấm Cali). Which band it belongs to is AMS’s call from comparing the two chains. · source

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 — Cơm tấm (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.