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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Limnophila aromatica''<br /> | image = <br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Lamiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Plantaginaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Limnophila]]''<br /> | species = '''''L. aromatica'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Limnophila aromatica''<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]) [[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]]<br /> }}<br /> '''''Limnophila aromatica''''' (synonym: '''''Limnophila chinensis''''' '''var.''' '''''aromatica'''''; also called '''rice paddy herb''') is a tropical [[flowering plant]] in the [[Plantago|plantain]] family, [[Plantaginaceae]]. It is native to [[Southeast Asia]], where it flourishes in hot temperatures and grows most often in watery environments, particularly in flooded rice fields. It is used in Vietnamese cuisine and also cultivated for use as an [[aquarium]] plant. The plant was introduced to North America in the 1970s due to Vietnamese immigration following the [[Vietnam War]].<br /> <br /> ''L. aromatica'' was formerly classified as a member of the [[figwort]] family, [[Scrophulariaceae]]. ''L. aromaticoides'' is actually not a distinct species, but a variety of ''L. aromatica''.<br /> <br /> ==Culinary use==<br /> ''L. aromatica'' has a flavor and aroma reminiscent of both [[lemon]] and [[cumin]]. It is used most often in [[Cuisine of Vietnam|Vietnamese cuisine]], where it is called ''ngò ôm''. It is an ingredient in ''[[canh chua]]'', a sweet and sour seafood soup which also includes [[tamarind]], and is sometimes also added as an accompaniment to the noodle soup called ''[[phở]]''.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Limn_aro.html Rice Paddy Herb (Limnophila aromatica &lt;nowiki&gt;[Lomk.]&lt;/nowiki&gt; Merril) page] from Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Cuisine of Vietnam]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Herbs]]<br /> [[Category:Plantaginaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Vietnamese cuisine]]<br /> <br /> {{Lamiales-stub}}<br /> {{Asia-stub}}<br /> <br /> {{Herbs &amp; spices}}</div>

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