Posts Tagged ‘ Vietnamese Herbs ’

Grow & Propagate

Sep 7th, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Additional Herb Info

The rewards of growing edible herbs are gratifying.  Not only will you have access to fresh herbs for your dishes,…



Storage & Preservation

Sep 7th, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Additional Herb Info

Maximizing Herb Shelf Life & Freshness

Cut Stems Under Water!

-Wash & rinse herbs.

-Take herbs and place stems in bowl of cold…



Recipes

Sep 7th, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Additional Herb Info

Fresh and delicious recipes using Viet Herbs

Fresh Spring rolls

Pork and Pineapple Spring rolls

Curry Tofu and Basil Spring Rolls

Turkey Spring Rolls

Vietnamese…



Other Useful References

Sep 7th, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Additional Herb Info

Books:

Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden by. Yoshitaka Tanaka

Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos by. Nguyen Van Duong

Medicinal Plants…



An Essential Part of Vietnamese Cuisine

Aug 30th, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Vietnamese Herbs

To describe Vietnamese food would not be complete without the inclusion of herbs. The textures, flavors, scents and overall freshness…



Herb vs. Spice vs. Vegetable?

Mar 1st, 2008 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Definition

“Herb” vs. “Spice” vs.  “Vegetable?” vs. “Rau Thơm”? Our consideration of the following  plants may be deemed  a non-herb by…



Basil – Thai/Asian – Húng Quế

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Rau Quế, Húng Quế

Common Culinary Herb Name: Thai Basil (Queenette / Siam Queen / Anise Varieties), Asian…



Basil – Vietnamese – Húng Quế Viet-Nam

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Names: Rau Quế VietNam, Húng Quế VietNam

Common Culinary Herb Name: Vietnamese Basil

Botanical Family & Herb Name : Lamiaceae…



Bitter Herb – Rau Dắng

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Rau Dắng

Common Culinary Herb Name: No common culinary name has really been established.   We use Bitter Herb…



Chinese Chives (flat leaf) – Hẹ

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Hẹ

Common Culinary Herb Names: Chinese Chives,  Chinese Leek

Botanical Family & Herb Names: Allium            

Vegetative Description: Pictured above…



Cilantro – Ngò

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Names: Ngò, Rau Mùi

Common Culinary Herb Name: Cilantro, Coriander, Chinese Cilantro, Chinese Parsley

Botanical Family & Herb Name :…



Dill – Thì Là

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Thì Là

Common Culinary Name: Dill

Botanical Family & Name : Apiaceae, Anthenum  Graveolens

Vegetative Description: Finely divided, soft delicate, threadlike…



Elephant Ear Stalks – Bạc Hà

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Bạc Hà

Common Culinary Name: Elephant ear stalks/stems

Botanical Family & Name: Araceae, Alocasia  Odora

Vegetative Description: Large bulbous (with rhizomes)…



Edible Chrysanthemum – Tần Ô

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Tần Ô, Rau Cú, Caỉ Cúc

Common Culinary Name: Edible Chrysanthemum, Garland Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum Greens, Chop Suey Greens

Botanical Family…



Fish Mint (Herb) – Diếp Cá

Mar 1st, 2007 | By White on Rice Couple | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Names: Diếp Cá, Dấp Cá, Lá Giáp

Common Culinary Name: Fish Herb, Việt Fish Mint

Common Ornamental Names: Chameleon plant

Botanical Family…