Posts Tagged ‘ Vietnamese Herbs ’

Grow & Propagate

Sep 7th, 2008 | By | 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 | Category: Additional Herb Info

Maximizing Herb Shelf Life & Freshness

Cut Stems Under Water!

-Wash & rinse herbs.

-Take herbs and place stems in …



Recipes

Sep 7th, 2008 | By | Category: Additional Herb Info

Fresh and delicious recipes using Viet Herbs

Fresh Spring rolls

Pork and Pineapple Spring rolls

Curry Tofu and Basil Spring



Other Useful References

Sep 7th, 2008 | By | Category: Additional Herb Info

Books:

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

Medicinal Plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos by. …



An Essential Part of Vietnamese Cuisine

Aug 30th, 2008 | By | 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 | 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 | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Rau Quế, Húng Quế

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



Basil – Vietnamese – Húng Quế Viet-Nam

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Names: Rau Quế VietNam, Húng Quế VietNam

Common Culinary Herb Name: Vietnamese Basil

Botanical Family & Herb Name …



Bitter Herb – Rau Dắng

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Rau Dắng

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



Chinese Chives (flat leaf) – Hẹ

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Name: Hẹ

Common Culinary Herb Names: Chinese Chives,  Chinese Leek

Botanical Family & Herb Names: Allium            

Vegetative Description: …



Cilantro – Ngò

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Herb Names: Ngò, Rau Mùi

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

Botanical Family & Herb …



Dill – Thì Là

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Thì Là

Common Culinary Name: Dill

Botanical Family & Name : Apiaceae, Anthenum  Graveolens

Vegetative Description: Finely divided, …



Elephant Ear Stalks – Bạc Hà

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Bạc Hà

Common Culinary Name: Elephant ear stalks/stems

Botanical Family & Name: Araceae, Alocasia  Odora

Vegetative Description: Large …



Edible Chrysanthemum – Tần Ô

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Name: Tần Ô, Rau Cú, Caỉ Cúc

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



Fish Mint (Herb) – Diếp Cá

Mar 1st, 2007 | By | Category: Herb Directory

Vietnamese Names: Diếp Cá, Dấp Cá, Lá Giáp

Common Culinary Name: Fish Herb, Việt Fish Mint

Common Ornamental Names: Chameleon …