The story
Me Tri, in Nam Tu Liem, is a Hanoi village where families have made com (young green sticky-rice flakes) for more than a century. The craft is recognised as national intangible cultural heritage. The rice is threshed, dried, roasted for over two hours, then pounded and sifted into soft, fragrant green flakes, and traditionally wrapped in lotus leaf and tied with rice straw. About 50 households still keep the craft, and they also make com cake, com patties, sticky rice with com and com sausage.
Me Tri com (young green rice flakes) belongs to Hanoi's recognized food culture. It is strongly seasonal, so timing matters.
The com craft in Me Tri is more than a century old. About 50 households kept it going as of 2024, and 6 families have recently returned to it.
Don’t miss
Fresh green rice flakes
Sold wrapped in lotus leaf.
Sticky rice with com
A popular prepared dish.
Com cake
A traditional sweet made from com.
Com patties
Patties made with com.
Local tips
Go in autumn, the main com season.
Good com is chewy and fragrant, never burnt-smelling or raw; roasting is the step makers watch most closely.
Com products are also sold across Hanoi, including as souvenirs at Noi Bai Airport, if you can't reach the village.
Say it in Vietnamese
“Em chụp ảnh được không ạ?”
May I take a photo?Plan your visit
Opening hours
During com (green rice) season
When to go
During com (green rice) season
Seasonal green rice harvest; timing varies each year
Highly seasonal; best in com season, dates vary each year
Where this comes from
History and details come from named press or official sources. Hours and prices can change — travelers help keep them current.
- Hà Nội Mới – Đến Mễ Trì xem làm cốm · Press · 2024 · hanoimoi.vn
- VietnamPlus – Me Tri's sticky rice flakes, a century-old autumn tradition · Press · 2024 · en.vietnamplus.vn
- Vietnamese press (research report) · Research