''Cơm rượu'' () also known as ''rượu nếp cái'' is a traditional
Vietnamese dessert from
Southern Vietnam
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, made from
glutinous rice
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.
It is also offered on the fifth of May of the lunar calendar, the Vietnamese Mid-year festival.
To prepare ''cơm rượu'', glutinous rice is cooked, mixed with
yeast
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, and rolled into small balls.
The balls are served in a slightly alcoholic milky, white liquid which is essentially a form of
rice wine
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, and which also contains small amounts of sugar and salt.
The dish is eaten with a spoon.
In
Northern Vietnam
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, a similar dessert (which is thicker, with no liquid, and not made into balls) is called ''xôi rượu''.
Northern-style cơm rượu uses nếp cái hoa vàng or nếp than.
Cơm rượu in the central region is made with nếp ngỗng, and is cut into thick squares, and fermented in layers of banana leaves. This variation is also the strongest.
See also
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Chè
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List of desserts
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Rượu nếp
''Rượu nếp'' (sometimes also called ''rượu nếp bắc'', or ''rượu nếp cẩm'', ) is a pudding or drink from northern Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnam.
Preparation
It is made from glutinous rice that has been fermented with the aid ...
References
External links
''Cơm rượu'' page''Cơm rượu'' recipe and photo''Cơm rượu'' page
(Vietnamese)
''Hương vị ngày Tết'' page
(Vietnamese)
Vietnamese rice dishes
Rice pudding
Rice wine
Vietnamese desserts
Glutinous rice dishes
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