1. Today, com tam is only eaten by poor Vietnamese. F

2. Com tam is made from broken rice grains. T

3. In the past, most people didn’t eat broken rice grains because they were cheap. F 

4. It is difficult to find a place to eat com tam in Saigon. F 

5. The most important part of com tam is sweet fish sauce. T

6. Com tam is now a favourite dish of Vietnamese people, especially Saigonese. T

1. F (com tam or broken rice is now a favourite dish of most Vietnamese)

2. T

3. F (In the past, as most people preferred to eat the long, whole grain rice, broken rice grains were difficult to sell and usually eaten by the Vietnamese working class because of the cheap price)

4. F (Local broken rice eateries can practically be found on every street in Saigon)

5. T

6. T