Description
A traditional dish of the ethnic minorities in the Northwest mountains (like Sapa). Sticky rice stuffed into bamboo tubes and roasted over an open fire.
Restaurants serving Com Lam (Bamboo Tube Rice)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Sticky rice
- Water
- Green bamboo tube
- Banana leaf
Instructions
- Soak sticky rice overnight.
- Stuff rice and water into green bamboo tubes, plug with banana leaf.
- Roast in fire until bamboo chars.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Bamboo aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Okowa (sticky rice)
Pairing
Grilled meat (Pork/Boar) / Sesame salt
Trivia
Originally portable food for hunting/farming. The rice cooks in the moisture released from the green bamboo, absorbing a fresh bamboo scent.
Eating tips & etiquette
Peel the charred bamboo with a machete. Tear the sticky rice, still encased in the inner bamboo membrane, and dip in sesame salt.
Allergen
Sesame