To the rest of the country, it may just be plain green rice or even un-popped pinipig.

If you're travelling through Pampanga, you may spot street vendors selling green rice in bilaos or flat baskets.

The green rice is an excellent accompaniment.

Nilubyan or Iniruban- a kind of Kalamay made from pounded green rice.

I enjoyed the crisp, salty skin, the smooth, green rice and the hidden nuggets of orange zest that teased me to find every last strip.

Off to the side was a pile of fragrant green rice flecked with pieces of duck confit.

Two splendid seafood selections arrived with a mountain of green rice.

Cốm, or green rice, is a dish in Vietnamese cuisine.

The green rice can also be used in sweet soup, chè cốm.

Cốm is similar to flat green rice of the Khmer people.