If you know anything about Vietnamese cooking, you will
realize that overall we do not put many herbs into our dishes while it is
cooking. Rather, most herbs are eaten or
garnished at the table. Soups like Pho,
Bun Bo Hue, and other hot soups will have basil, cilantro, mung beans, and lime
garnishments in another dish. Simply,
the reason is that fresh herbs impart more flavors to the soup before they
start to wilt. Here is a picture of my mother
with her usual favorite herbs grown from our backyard. She will accompany any dish with the
garnishments, and sometimes I feel as if the herbs are really the main and the
dish is the side. LOL!
Ciao Kit Kat
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