Herb
Vietnamese Cilantro
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Vietnamese cilantro (rau răm, Persicaria odorata) is not Coriandrum—it is a spicy, cilantro-adjacent polygonum herb essential in Vietnamese soups and salads with hotter, peppery notes. Listed under coriander parent for culinary adjacency. Do not expect identical flavour to cilantro; use in canh and gỏi. Perennial in tropics.
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Traits
Cilantro LikeHot MintNot CoriandrumPolygonumRau RămSoutheast AsianSpicySpicy Leaf
History
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Rau răm was a core Vietnamese culinary herb.
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Markets sold Vietnamese cilantro separately from rau mùi.
Diaspora gardens grew Persicaria odorata worldwide.
Chefs learned not to confuse it with Coriandrum sativum.