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persicaire odorante

Vietnamese coriander

Persicaria odorata

Also known as Vietnamese mint. Not easy to find outside of specialist Asian stores, but occasionally seen on the menus of creative chefs.

Herbs and spices

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Forest and Kim Starr