Cơm gà Hội An

Cơm gà Hội An pairs shredded chicken with rice coloured by turmeric and cooked in chicken broth. Sophie Pham’s recipe begins with chicken simmered with ginger and salt. The meat is removed from the bones, which return to the pot to enrich the stock. Long-grain rice is lightly sautéed with oil and turmeric before cooking in that stock.^[1]

The chicken is tossed with sliced onion and a lime-juice dressing, then finished with rau răm, or Vietnamese coriander, and black pepper. Pham serves it with soy sauce and a small bowl of chicken broth. Vietnam’s official tourism guide also describes a sour papaya salad alongside Hội An chicken rice.^[1][2]