List of Vietnamese ingredients
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Meat
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Beef Beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in... thịt bò |
Phở PHO PHO may refer to:* Primary Health Organisation* Potentially hazardous object, an asteroid or comet that could potentially collide with Earth... , Gỏi bò, Bò lá lốt, Bò nướng hành |
Beef is used less commonly, save for pho and the famed Bò 7 món Bo 7 Mon Bò 7 món is a selection of beef dishes in Vietnamese cuisine, which is typically served at weddings. Multi-course meals such as Bò 7 món are representative of higher-end Vietnamese cuisine.... ("Seven-course beef") |
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Chicken Chicken The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird... thịt gà |
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fish Fish Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups... cá |
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goat meat Goat meat Goat meat is the meat of the domestic goat . It is often called chevon or mutton when the meat comes from adults, and cabrito or kid when from young animals... thịt dê |
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Dog meat Dog meat Dog meat refers to edible parts and the flesh derived from dogs. Human consumption of dog meat has been recorded in many parts of the world, including ancient China, ancient Mexico, and ancient Rome. According to contemporary reports, dog meat is consumed in a variety of countries such as... thịt chó |
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Frog legs Frog legs Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French and Cantonese cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as Thailand, Vietnam, the region of Alentejo in Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, northwest Greece, and the Piemonte region in Italy, as well as the Southern regions of the... đùi ếch |
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shrimp Shrimp Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important... tôm |
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Pork Pork Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC.... thịt heo |
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Nereididae Nereididae Nereididae are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 – mostly marine – species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called ragworms or clam worms.-Characteristics:... rươi |
Hanoi Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
fried "rươi" omelette Omelette In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat , or some combination of the above... (chả rươi), fermented "rươi" sauce (mắm rươi), steamed rươi (rươi hấp), stir-fried rươi with radish or bamboo shoot (rươi xào củ niễng măng tươi hay củ cải). |
ragworms | |
Turtle Turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield... rùa |
Cà Mau Province Ca Mau Province Cà Mau is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 58 provinces... |
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Snail Snail Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often... Ốc bươu |
stuffed with pork (Ốc bươu nhồi thịt) or steamed and served with rice vinegar (ốc bươu hấp hèm) |
Insects
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Lethocerus indicus Cà cuống |
giant water bug |
Grain and grain based ingredients
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Glutinous rice Glutinous rice Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut) is a... gạo nếp |
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Wheat gluten (food) Wheat gluten (food) Wheat gluten, also called seitan , wheat meat, mock duck, gluten meat, or simply gluten, is a food made from the gluten of wheat... mì căng or mì căn |
meat substitute |
Legume
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Black-eyed pea Black-eyed pea The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean and chawalie or lobia in various languages in India and Pakistan, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. The bean mutates easily, giving rise to a number of varieties. The common commercial one is... đậu trắng |
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Hyacinth bean Hyacinth bean Lablab purpureus Lablab purpureus Lablab purpureus (syn. Dolichos lablab L., Dolichos purpureus L., L. niger Medikus, L. lablab (L.) Lyons, Vigna aristata Piper, and L... |
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Mung bean Mung bean The mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color... đậu xanh |
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Winged bean Winged bean The Winged bean , also known as the Goa bean and Asparagus Pea and Winged Pea, is a tropical legume plant native to New Guinea. It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It does well in humid tropics with high... đậu rồng |
Vegetables
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Allium chinense Allium chinense Allium chinense is an edible species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family... củ kiệu |
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Alocasia odora Alocasia odora Alocasia odora ; in Lao the plant known as thon toon , the stalk known as khan toon is a flowering plant native to Asia.Its stems are used as a green vegetable in the cuisines of Southeast Asia, and... (taro) bạc hà, dọc mùng |
Night-scented Lily or giant upright elephant ear | |||
Amaranth Amaranth Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs. Approximately 60 species are recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to gold... rau dền |
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Bitter melon Bitter melon Momordica charantia, called bitter melon or bitter gourd in English, is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all fruits... Khổ qua, mướp đắng |
Canh Khổ Qua (Bitter Melon Soup) | |||
Bok choy Cải bó xôi |
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Cabbage Cabbage Cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable... Cải bắp, bắp cải |
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Carrot Carrot The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh... Cà rốt |
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Cauliflower Cauliflower Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed... Súp-lơ or bông cải |
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Ceylon spinach Mồng tơi |
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Chayote Chayote The chayote , also known as christophene, vegetable pear, mirliton, pear squash, christophine , chouchoute , choko , starprecianté, citrayota, citrayote , chuchu , chow chow , cho cho , sayote ,... Su su |
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Centella asiatica Centella asiatica Centella asiatica is a small herbaceous annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to India, Sri Lanka, northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of Asia... rau má |
pennywort | |||
Chili pepper Chili pepper Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas... ớt |
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Cucumber Cucumber The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The plant is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: "slicing", "pickling", and... dưa leo |
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Garland chrysanthemum Garland chrysanthemum Garland chrysanthemum, botanically Chrysanthemum coronarium or Leucanthemum coronarium, also known as chrysanthemum greens or edible chrysanthemum, is native to the Mediterranean and East Asia... cải cúc or tần ô |
Crown daisy | |||
Daikon Daikon Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish... củ cải trắng |
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Eggplant cà tím, cà dái dê |
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Eleocharis dulcis Eleocharis dulcis The Chinese water chestnut , more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. The water chestnut is actually not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, underwater in the mud... or Water Chestnut củ năng |
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Water dropwort Water dropwort The water dropworts, Oenanthe , are a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Most of the species grow in damp ground, in marshes or in water.... rau cần ta |
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Katuk rau ngót |
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Joseph's coat rau dền đỏ |
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Telosma cordata Telosma cordata Telosma cordata Telosma cordata Telosma cordata (Tonkin jasmine, pakalana vine, Tonkinese creeper, Chinese violet, (Vietnamese Thiên lý), is a species of flowering plant native to China. It is cultivated elsewhere and may occur wild as an introduced species.... hoa thiên lý |
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Water cress cải xoong |
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Water spinach rau muống |
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Grape leaves Grape leaves Grape leaves are used in the cuisines of a number of cultures, including Turkish cuisine, Greek cuisine, Bulgarian cuisine, Arab cuisine, Romanian cuisine, and Vietnamese cuisine. They are most often picked fresh from the vine and stuffed with a mixture of rice, meat, and spices, and then cooked by... lá nho |
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Welsh onion Welsh onion Allium fistulosum L. is a perennial onion. Other names that may be applied to this plant include green onion, spring onion, escallion, and salad onion... hành |
mỡ hành (chopped scallions cooked by pouring boiling oil over them to release their aroma), Bò nướng hành (strips of beef wrapped around a scallion) |
Spices and herbs
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Bacopa monnieri Bacopa monnieri Bacopa monnieri is a perennial, creeping herb whose habitat includes wetlands and muddy shores... rau đắng |
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Black cardamom Black cardamom Black cardamom, also known as hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, or winged cardamom, brown cardamom, thảo quả and tsao-ko) comes from either of two species in the family Zingiberaceae... bạch đậu khấu |
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Cleistocalyx operculatus Cleistocalyx operculatus Cleistocalyx operculatus, also known as C. nervosum Kosterm. , Eugenia operculata Roxb., 1832, Syzygium nervossum DC., 1828, Syzygium operculatum Nied., 1893), is a medium sized tree of about 10 meters in height with pale brown bark and dull green leaves.The tree is native to tropical Asia,... |
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Dill Dill Dill is a perennial herb. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in a related genus as Peucedanum graveolens C.B.Clarke.-Growth:... thì là |
chả cá and canh cá thì là | |||
Elsholtzia ciliata Elsholtzia ciliata Elsholtzia ciliata, commonly known as Vietnamese Balm is a weed native to Asia, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.The plant is an erect herb that grows to about 60 cm in height. The leaves are long, stalked, and serrated, and reach 2 to 8.5 cm in length and .8 to 2.5 cm in width. In shape... kinh giới |
typically used raw to accompany cooked foods such as grilled meats. | Vietnamese Balm, Vietnamese mint | ||
Houttuynia cordata giấp cá or diếp cá |
fishy-smell herb | |||
Lemon grass xả or sả |
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Eryngium foetidum Eryngium foetidum Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Mexico and South America but is cultivated worldwide... ngò gai |
Long coriander/culantro | |||
Peppermint Peppermint Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between the watermint and spearmint . The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world... húng cây or rau bạc hà |
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Perilla Perilla Perilla is the common name of the herbs of the genus Perilla of the mint family, Lamiaceae. In mild climates, the plant reseeds itself. There are both green-leafed and purple-leafed varieties, which are generally recognized as separate species by botanists. The leaves resemble stinging nettle... tía tô |
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Rice paddy herb ngò ôm |
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Spearmint Spearmint Mentha spicata syn. M. cordifolia is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation. It grows in wet soils... húng lủi |
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Thai basil Thai basil Thai basil is a type of sweet basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide a distinctive set of traits. It has an identifiable licorice flavor not present in sweet basil, and its flavor is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil... rau quế |
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Turmeric Turmeric Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive... nghệ |
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Vietnamese coriander Vietnamese coriander Persicaria odorata, the Vietnamese coriander, is an herb whose leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking. Other English names for the herb include Vietnamese mint, Vietnamese cilantro, Cambodian mint and hot mint. The Vietnamese name is rau răm, while in Malaysia and Singapore it is called daun... rau răm |
Fruits
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Acerola Acerola Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Common names include acerola, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crapemyrtle.... xơ-ri |
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Annona Annona Annona is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after Guatteria, containing approximately 110 species of mostly neotropical and afrotropical trees and shrubs.... or Sugar-apple na, mãng cầu |
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Apricot Apricot The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :... mơ |
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Buddha's hand Buddha's hand Buddha's hand, Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis , is a fragrant citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections. The origin of Buddha's hand plant is traced back to Northeastern India or China.-Description:Citrus medica var... phật thủ |
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Canistel Canistel The canistel is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in other countries, such as Brazil, Taiwan, and Vietnam for its fruit.... trái trứng gà |
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Cherimoya Cherimoya The Cherimoya is the fruit of the species Annona cherimola, which is native to the Andes. Today they are grown throughout South and Central America.-Description:... mãng cầu tây |
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Chinese date táo tàu |
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Cam sành Cam sành The cam sành , Citrus reticulata × maxima) is a cultivar of citrus fruit similar to an orange, originating in Vietnam... |
green orange | |||
Sugar-apple Sugar-apple Annona squamosa is a species of Annona native to the tropical Americas and widely grown in Colombia, El Salvador, India, Pakistan and the Philippines... bình bát or mãng cầu |
Custard apple | |||
Dracontomelon Dracontomelon Dracontomelon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae.The most commonly eaten species is Dracontomelon duperreanum, which produces an edible fruit that is eaten in Cambodia, Vietnam and China. In Vietnamese, the plant is called cây sấu and is a common urban tree in Hanoi. and... sấu |
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Durian Durian The durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk... sầu riêng |
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Gac Gac Momordica cochinchinensis is a Southeast Asian fruit found throughout the region from Southern China to Northeastern Australia.-Etymology:It is commonly known as gac, from the Vietnamese gấc or quả gấc... gấc |
Xôi Xôi Xôi is a sweet or savory Vietnamese dish made from glutinous rice and other ingredients. Although it is often served as a dessert, in many mountainous areas in Vietnam, people eat xôi as a main dish.-Sweet:... gấc - made with sweet glutinous rice Glutinous rice Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut) is a... and the aril and seeds of the gấc fruit |
Baby Jackfruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, or Cochinchin Gourd | ||
Chrysophyllum cainito Chrysophyllum cainito Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height.... vú sữa |
Green star apple | |||
Guava Guava Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America... ổi |
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Jackfruit Jackfruit The jackfruit is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family . It is native to parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, . The jackfruit tree is believed to be indigenous to the southwestern rain forests of India... mít |
Mít sấy - Jackfruit chips | |||
Langsat bòn bon |
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Lime (fruit) Lime (fruit) Lime is a term referring to a number of different citrus fruits, both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, and containing sour and acidic pulp. Limes are a good source of vitamin C. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and... chanh (chanh ta) |
Chanh muối - salted, pickled lime | |||
Longan Longan Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone known for its edible fruit.-Vernacular names:The fruit is known as longan or longyan in English... nhãn |
Chè Chè Chè is a Vietnamese term that refers to any traditional Vietnamese sweet dessert soup or pudding.As such, it may, with the addition of qualifying adjectives, refer to a wide variety of distinct soups or puddings, which may be served either hot or cold... nhãn |
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Lychee Lychee The lychee is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to Southern China and Southeast Asia, and now cultivated in many parts of the world... vải |
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Mandarin orange Mandarin orange The orange, also known as the ' or mandarine , is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads... quýt |
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Mango Mango The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While... xoài |
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Mangosteen Mangosteen The purple mangosteen , colloquially known simply as mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. The tree grows from 7 to 25 m tall... măng cụt |
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Otaheite gooseberry Otaheite gooseberry Phyllanthus acidus, known as the Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, West India gooseberry, simply gooseberry tree, is one of the trees with edible small yellow berries fruit in the Phyllanthaceae family... chùm ruột |
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Papaya Papaya The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae... đu đủ |
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Persimmon Persimmon A persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros in the ebony wood family . The word Diospyros means "the fire of Zeus" in ancient Greek. As a tree, it is a perennial plant... hồng |
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Pitaya Pitaya A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus . These fruits are commonly known as dragon fruit – cf... dragon fruit, thanh long |
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Plum Plum A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one... mận |
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Pomegranate Pomegranate The pomegranate , Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall.Native to the area of modern day Iran, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as... lựu |
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Pomelo Pomelo The pomelo is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white flesh and very thick albedo . It is the largest citrus fruit, 15–25 cm in diameter, and usually weighing 1–2 kg... bưởi |
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Rambutan Rambutan The rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is native to Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several... chôm chôm |
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Sapodilla Sapodilla Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla, is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatan in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species... hồng xiêm or xa-pô-chê |
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Spondias Spondias Spondias is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. The genus consists of 17 described species, 7 of which are native to the Neotropics and about 10 are native to tropical Asia... |
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Spondias cytherea cóc |
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Soursop Soursop The Soursop is tripti broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America, Colombia and Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Soursop is also native to sub-Saharan African countries that lie within the tropics. Today, it is also grown in some areas... mãng cầu Xiêm |
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Star fruit Carambola Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The fruit is a popular food throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and parts of East Asia... khế |
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Syzygium jambos Rose apple roi in the North, mận Đà Lạt in the South |
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Tomato Tomato The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler... cà chua |
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Syzygium aqueum Syzygium aqueum Syzygium aqueum is a species of brush cherry tree. Its common names include Water Cherry, Watery Rose Apple, and Lau Lau; names like "water apple" and "bell fruit" may refer to any species of Syzygium grown for its fruit. In the Malaysian language, it is known as jambu air meaning "water guava"... Water apple roi in the north, mận in the south |
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Watermelon Watermelon Watermelon is a vine-like flowering plant originally from southern Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind and fleshy center... dưa hấu |
Others
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Eryngium foetidum Eryngium foetidum Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Mexico and South America but is cultivated worldwide... |
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Galangal Galangal Galangal is a rhizome of plants of the genus Alpinia or Kaempferia in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, with culinary and medicinal uses originated from Indonesia... |
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Garland chrysanthemum Garland chrysanthemum Garland chrysanthemum, botanically Chrysanthemum coronarium or Leucanthemum coronarium, also known as chrysanthemum greens or edible chrysanthemum, is native to the Mediterranean and East Asia... |
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Gnaphalium affine Gnaphalium affine Gnaphalium affine D. Don, also known as Jersey Cudweed, is a species of plants belonging to the genus Gnaphalium. The species grows extensively in East Asia including temperate regions of China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan as well as some high altitude tropical regions of India, Nepal, and Thailand... |
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Houttuynia Houttuynia Houttuynia cordata in Lao; ; English lizard tail and chameleon plant; ), In English, it is known as Lizard tail, chameleon plant, heartleaf, fishwort and Bishop's weed... |
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Jícama Jícama Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as Jícama , Yam, and Mexican Turnip, is the name of a native Mexican vine, although the name most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. Jícama is one species in the genus Pachyrhizus. Plants in this genus are commonly referred to as yam bean,... |
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Lethocerus indicus | ||||
Limnophila aromatica Limnophila aromatica Limnophila aromatica is a tropical flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, where it flourishes in hot temperatures and grows most often in watery environments, particularly in flooded rice fields... |
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Lolot Lolot Lolot is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its leaf which is used in Lao and Vietnamese cuisine as a flavoring wrap for grilling meats, namely the bò lá lốt sausages of Vietnam. It is also known as lolot pepper... lá lốt |
a flavoring wrap for grilling meats (Bò cuốn lá lốt) | Piper lolot or lolot pepper | ||
Luffa Luffa The luffa, loofah, or lufah are tropical and subtropical vines comprising the genus Luffa, the only genus of the subtribe Luffinae of the plant family Cucurbitaceae... |
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Luffa acutangula Luffa acutangula Luffa acutangula is a species of Luffa. It is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used to make cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber with ridges. It ranges from central Asia and eastern Asia to southeastern Asia... |
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Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca is a species of Luffa. Commonly known as Smooth Luffa, Egyptian Luffa and mướp hương in Vietnamese, sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelled "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit. The fruit resembles a cucumber... |
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Mesona Mesona Mesona is a genus in the mint family .Exemplar species in this genus are Mesona procumbens Hemsley and Mesona chinensis, generically called xiancao in Mandarin Chinese, sian-chháu in Taiwanese, and leung fan cao in Cantonese, sương sáo in Vietnamese.It is said to be a diuretic, used in Taiwan as... |
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Peristrophe roxburghiana Peristrophe roxburghiana Peristrophe roxburghiana is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southeastern Asia from Assam south to Sri Lanka and east to mainland Southeast Asia, Java, southern China, and Taiwan.It is a herbaceous perennial plant... |
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Phaseolus lunatus đậu ngự |
Thừa Thiên-Huế Province Thua Thien-Hue Province Thừa Thiên-Huế is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quang Tri Provice to the north and Da Nang City to the south, Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east. The province has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of... |
Chè Chè Chè is a Vietnamese term that refers to any traditional Vietnamese sweet dessert soup or pudding.As such, it may, with the addition of qualifying adjectives, refer to a wide variety of distinct soups or puddings, which may be served either hot or cold... đậu ngự |
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Sapodilla Sapodilla Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla, is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatan in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species... |
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Sauropus androgynus Sauropus androgynus Sauropus androgynus, also known as katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf, is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable... |
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Sesbania bispinosa Sesbania bispinosa The legume Sesbania bispinosa, also known as Sesbania aculeata Pers., is a small tree in the genus Sesbania.The flower is the provincial flower of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.-Names:... |
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Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania grandiflora or hummingbird tree/scarlet wisteria is a small tree in the genus Sesbania.-Description:... |
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Sesbania sesban Sesbania sesban Sesbania sesbanSynonyms for the species name include:*Aeschynomene aegyptiaca Steud.*Aeschynomene elongata Salisb.*Aeschynomene sesban L.*Dolichos aeschynome-sesban Forssk.*Emerus*Sesbania punctata DC.... |
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Sterculia lychnophora Sterculia lychnophora Sterculia lychnophora Hance is a species of tree in the genus Sterculia, native to mainland Southeast Asia.-Description:The tree grows to a height of 25-30 meters... |
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Syzygium samarangense Syzygium samarangense Syzygium samarangense is a plant species in the Myrtaceae, native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and widely cultivated in the tropics... |
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Volvariella volvacea Volvariella volvacea Volvariella volvacea is a species of edible mushroom cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia and used extensively in Asian cuisines. In Chinese, they are called cǎogū Volvariella volvacea (also known as straw mushroom or paddy straw mushroom; syn. Volvaria volvacea, Agaricus volvaceus,... |
See also
- Vietnamese cuisine
- List of Vietnamese culinary specialities
- List of Vietnamese produce varieties
- List of Vietnamese dishes
- Vietnamese noodlesVietnamese noodlesVietnamese cuisine includes many types of noodles. These include:-Noodles by ingredients:Vietnamese noodles are available in either fresh or dried form....