Sunday, July 3, 2011

Vietnamese Coriander

Have you seen this coriander before?  This is the plant growing in a pot on my steps. The latin name is Persicaria odorata and it is sometimes commonly called cambodian mint or vietnamese cilantro or hot mint.  Either way, it's really good in asian cooking.  I eat it raw in salads.  So yummy and easy to grow.  It smells slightly different from the spanish cilantro. I'm a huge cilantro buff and use it in virtually all my cooking.  Give it a try.  Delish! 


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