Cốm
Cốm, or green rice, is a dish in Vietnamese cuisine. It is not dyed green, as can be done with pandan, but is immature rice kernels roasted over very low heat then pounded in a mortar and pestle until flattened. Cốm is a seasonal dish associated with autumn. It can be eaten plain or with coconut. The taste is slightly sweet with a nutty flavor. It is a popular seasonal dessert across Vietnam, especially in Red River Delta cuisine.
A traditional pastry, bánh cốm, is made using cốm with mung bean filling. Cốm is often offered to worship the ancestors in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The green rice can also be used in a sweet soup, chè cốm. Cốm is called com dep among the Khmer people. A similar dessert is known as pinipig in the Philippines.
