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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 seasonal dish associated with autumn. It can be eaten plain or with coconut. The taste is slightly sweet with a nutty flavor.A traditional pastry bánh cốm (green rice cake) is made using cốm with mung bean filling.
