
Chả trứng, also chả trứng
hấp (steamed) and chả trứng thịt (pork), is a
Vietnamese steamed
omelette, or egg meat loaf with pork. Trứng translates to egg, thịt translates to meat but is usually pork. It is usually served with hot rice, cucumber and chili sauce.
The broken rice dish ''
cơm tấm
or com tam (; ) is a Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains. refers to the broken rice grains, while refers to cooked rice. Thanh Nienbr>Hot Spots5 Jan 2012 "With your craftsmanship in hand, return to Saigon for a master c ...
bì (skin)'' comes with a chả trứng egg meatloaf.
[Nancie McDermott ''Quick and Easy Vietnamese'' 2012 "OMELET WITH BEAN THREAD NOODLES AND PORK - chatrung - Order com tam bi in a Vietnamese café serving rice dishes, and you'll get a fabulous feast of rice along with shredded pork, peppery pork chops, and a chunk of this tasty omelet, which is called cha trung when it is served by itself..."]
Chả rươi is a special seasonal (autumn) omelette using
nereididae sandworms (rươi) instead of pork.
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Vietnamese pork dishes
Egg dishes
Steamed foods