com tam - vietnamese breakfast

Name: Com Tam - Vietnamese Breakfast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) broken rice, or white rice; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup(s) carrot and Daikon pickles; green onion, sliced; fish sauce, to taste; Sriracha sauce, to taste; 1 tablespoon(s) chopped peanuts

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on May 5, 2025

Literally, Com Tam means broken rice. Formerly a popular dish for poor rice farmers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. It can be made with non-broken white rice. In fact, if you look on Amazon, broken rice is more expensive than the non-broken stuff! Served with eggs, pickles, and the accompaniments listed, it makes a tasty breakfast. Recipe for the pickles is listed separately.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup broken rice, or white rice
2 eggs
1/2 cup carrot and Daikon pickles
green onion, sliced
fish sauce, to taste
Sriracha sauce, to taste
1 tablespoon chopped peanuts

How To Make com tam - vietnamese breakfast

Step 1

Cook rice according to package directions.

Step 2

Fry eggs to desired doneness.
Step 3

Put a scoop of rice on each of 2 plates. Put an egg on each scoop of rice
Step 4

Add some pickles. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and chopped peanuts. Season to taste with fish sauce and sriracha.
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