cơm rượu

{{Short description|Vietnamese dessert made from glutinous rice}}

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{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Cơm rượu

| image = Comruou.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Plastic containers of cơm rượu

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| country = Vietnam

| region = Southern Vietnam

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| course = Dessert

| type = Rice pudding

| served =

| main_ingredient = Glutinous rice, yeast

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File:Rượu nếp cái hoa vàng ở Đông Hà, Tết năm 2019 (1).jpg

Cơm rượu ({{IPA|vi|kəːm ʐɨə̌ˀw}}) also known as rượu nếp cái is a traditional Vietnamese dessert from Southern Vietnam, made from glutinous rice.{{Cite web |title=Get drunk in the taste of cơm rượu |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1636195/get-drunk-in-the-taste-of-com-ruou.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=vietnamnews.vn |language=en}} It is also offered on the fifth of May of the lunar calendar, the Vietnamese Mid-year festival.{{Cite web |title=Cơm rượu {{!}} Traditional Dessert From Vietnam {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/com-ruou |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}}{{Cite web |last=ONLINE |first=TUOI TRE |date=2024-06-10 |title=Cơm rượu vào Tết Đoan ngọ: Ăn sao để tốt cho sức khỏe? |url=https://tuoitre.vn/com-ruou-vao-tet-doan-ngo-an-sao-de-tot-cho-suc-khoe-20240609225125045.htm |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}

To prepare cơm rượu, glutinous rice is cooked, mixed with yeast, and rolled into small balls. The balls are served in a slightly alcoholic milky, white liquid which is essentially a form of rice wine, and which also contains small amounts of sugar and salt. The dish is eaten with a spoon.

In Northern Vietnam, a similar dessert (which is thicker, with no liquid, and not made into balls) is called xôi rượu.

Northern-style cơm rượu uses nếp cái hoa vàng or nếp than.

Cơm rượu in the central region is made with nếp ngỗng, and is cut into thick squares, and fermented in layers of banana leaves. This variation is also the strongest.