What's in a 2.5 million VND plate of broken rice at a Michelin restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City?

Vietnamese broken rice has just launched a $100 (equivalent to VND2.5 million) version at a one-star Michelin restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese broken rice, listed among the top 40 best street foods in the world by international culinary site TasteAtlas, has just launched a $100 (equivalent to VND2.5 million) version at a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

Australian beef ribs are used instead of the usual pork to eat with broken rice. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

Each plate of broken rice for 2 people uses one kilogram of beef. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

Beef and watercress soup served with broken rice. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

The soul and heart of the $100 broken rice dish is the broken rice, cooked from broken rice created by the restaurant by hand, giving the rice grains a similar broken texture to the milling process but ensuring cleanliness. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

The rice used to make the $100 broken rice dish is handcrafted by the restaurant, resulting in broken grains similar to the milling process but ensuring cleanliness. (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)

Broken rice is in the top 40 best street foods in the world voted by international culinary website TasteAtlas, the 100 USD version (equivalent to 2.5 million VND). (Photo: Hong Dat/Vietnam+)