Vietnamese Cilantro

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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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.

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