Oregano - Vietnamese 100g
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🌿 Product Name: Vietnamese Oregano / Vietnamese Lemon Balm (Rau Kinh Giới) 100g +/- 30g
Scientific Name: Elsholtzia ciliata
👉 Harvest Date: ~30 days after transplanting for first pick of young leaves/tips; continuous harvest afterward as new growth appears
💚 Natural flavors: Bright and refreshing with citrusy-lemon notes layered over a mild minty warmth — similar in character to lemon verbena or lemongrass but softer. This is the herb that gives phở, bún, and Vietnamese herb plates their distinctive lemony lift.
🍳 Recipe Suggestions:
- Cookpad: https://cookpad.com/vn/tim-kiem/rau%20kinh%20gi%E1%BB%9Bi
- Run Away Rice: https://runawayrice.com/?s=kinh+gioi
👩🍳 Nutrition Value:
- USDA: No dedicated FoodData Central entry exists for Elsholtzia ciliata.
- Nutritionix: No dedicated entry found either.
Note: rau kinh giới is almost always eaten raw as part of a fresh herb plate (rau sống) alongside dishes like phở, bún, and gỏi cuốn, rather than cooked as an ingredient — which is likely why it lacks formal USDA/Nutritionix nutrition data despite being a Vietnamese kitchen staple with 42 Cookpad recipes. Note also that some SEO sites incorrectly conflate rau kinh giới with Western oregano (Origanum vulgare) — they're unrelated plants that just share a common Vietnamese-market name; the correct botanical identity is Elsholtzia ciliata.
