Topic summary
Vietnamese mint
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Persicaria odorata.
Persicaria odorata is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common names Vietnamese coriander, rau răm (from Vietnamese), laksa leaf (calque from Malay daun laksa), Vietnamese cilantro, phak phai (from Thai: ผักแพว), praew leaf, hot mint, Cambodian mint and Vietnamese mint, is an herb whose leaves are used in Southeast Asian and Northeast Indian cooking.