Broken rice is a traditional and popular dish of Vietnamese people, especially in the South. Broken rice is made from broken rice - a type of broken rice, served with many side dishes such as fried eggs, grilled ribs, egg rolls, shredded pork skin... In addition, there will be chopped green onions, fish sauce with garlic and chili, tomatoes, cucumbers and pickled vegetables.

Broken rice has become a typical dish in the South.

In the past, broken rice was a familiar dish for poor workers or students. The reason why "poor people's rice dish" is called "broken rice" is because people take advantage of leftover broken rice grains, broken rice grains... to cook rice. Broken rice usually expands less and is cheaper than other types of rice on the market, so cooking broken rice is also to save costs.

Broken rice tastes best when cooked in a cast iron or clay pot and heated with firewood. Nowadays, many restaurants choose the steaming method to save time.

The most traditional and delicious dish to go with broken rice is the trio of "ribs - pork skin - sausage", including grilled ribs, mixed pork skin, and steamed egg sausage. Add pickles, fatty scallion oil sauce, and a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce to make the dish more flavorful.

In addition to the "main ingredients" of ribs, pork skin, and sausage, broken rice can be eaten with fried eggs, braised fish, braised shrimp, grilled chicken, braised pork, stuffed squid, etc. Although each side dish has its own unique flavor, in terms of attractiveness, it is not inferior.

Nowadays, broken rice has become one of the street foods that is especially loved by locals and foreign tourists. The characteristic of broken rice shops on the street is the fragrant smoke of grilled ribs along with the mild smell of rice mixed with the aroma of scallion oil.