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Hi All,
I have just got to recommend Vietnamese Coriander to you all.
I bought a tiny pot of this from the local garden centre as a gamble last summer - £1.50. It grew substantially and is still growing slowly in my cold greenhouse. I had to hack it back several times this summer to keep it manageable. It is still 3 foot high even now.
This tropical plant is much more borderline hardy that suggested. Last week it got frosted in the greenhouse, looked dreadful but survived, and is back in eating form already.
I have put it in slivers in soups - pumpkin and kale soup works well. I use it as a fresh herb in salads - it is fantastically tasty raw, and becomes more spicy like mild chili when cooked. Of course the Vietnamese use it in noodles and their own crunchy and cooked salads.
Unfortunately it won't dry successfully. I am trying to make an oil from it presently like a basil infusion - perhaps this might work?
If you have space and like a basil/mild chili flavour then it might be worth squeezing one in; I am sure you won't regret it.
I have just got to recommend Vietnamese Coriander to you all.
I bought a tiny pot of this from the local garden centre as a gamble last summer - £1.50. It grew substantially and is still growing slowly in my cold greenhouse. I had to hack it back several times this summer to keep it manageable. It is still 3 foot high even now.
This tropical plant is much more borderline hardy that suggested. Last week it got frosted in the greenhouse, looked dreadful but survived, and is back in eating form already.
I have put it in slivers in soups - pumpkin and kale soup works well. I use it as a fresh herb in salads - it is fantastically tasty raw, and becomes more spicy like mild chili when cooked. Of course the Vietnamese use it in noodles and their own crunchy and cooked salads.
Unfortunately it won't dry successfully. I am trying to make an oil from it presently like a basil infusion - perhaps this might work?
If you have space and like a basil/mild chili flavour then it might be worth squeezing one in; I am sure you won't regret it.
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just noticed that I've upgraded to seedling 
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