In Saigon, you can see people eat Com tam ALL THE TIME, proudly.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a rushed breakfast, or a dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant, you can always have Com tam.

The secret of a delicious plate of Com tam, according to some local people, is not the beautifully grilled pork cutlet or the “cha trung” – Vietnamese steamed egg meatloaf, but it is the hot tasty rice, combined with the special sweet fish sauce and lots of chopped scallion oil.

You can try this at:

• Com tam Nguyen Van Cu

Address: 74 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1 (here)

Open hours: 07:30–15:30

Price: ~110,000 VND ($4.8)

• Com tam Moc

Address: 85 Ly Tu Trong, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1 (here)

Open hours: 06:00–21:30

Price: 78,100-101,200 VND ($3.45-4.47)