Cơm nắm is a Vietnam rice dish of the Northern Vietnam region that is shaped into a roll. The dish is commonly carried by those traveling to unfamiliar areas without restaurants or ingredients familiar to them.[1]
Varieties
Cơm nắm muối vừng - rice balls with salt and sesame
Cơm nắm lá cọ Phù Ninh - rice balls in palm leaf of Phù Ninh District
References
^Hanh Nguyen Brushing the World Famous: The Story of My Life Page 6 2005 "Every day, I walked to school with my books and my lunch which consisted mostly of “cơm nắm” (compressed rice) and salted sesame or salted peanuts."