Mint

Peppermint (Mentha spicata) and spearmint (Mentha gracilis) are two of the most widely used mint varieties in Vietnamese food. Mint is part of the table salad and finds its way into spring rolls, soups, and other dishes. Peppermint, with its familiar wrinkly surface, is the most common. The smoother, darker green variety, spearmint, has a more assertive bite. Thai: bai saranae, Vietnamese: húng lủi; Malay: pohok, Tamil: meenchi