Vietnamese herbs

Vietnamese herbs are the aromatic leaves and plants essential to Vietnamese cooking, typically served fresh as accompaniments to soups, rice dishes, and grilled meats.

The category includes familiar herbs like mint, cilantro, and Thai basil, alongside distinctively Vietnamese additions like perilla, fish mint, rice paddy herb, and sawtooth coriander.

Diners customize their bowls by tearing herbs directly into dishes like phở or wrapping them with meat in lettuce or rice paper: The table was covered with plates of Vietnamese herbs.