vietnamese corriander.

[bobbin]

At Hampton court flower show in one of the tents I spotted vietnamese corriander in a herb display. Hurrah I thought part of my allotment is covered in the stuff.....wrong. It seems identical but is a weed.It is a weed I really have not come across either. What is going on?

[Demeter]

Can you post a pic of your weed?
I've not seen Vietnamese coriander before but googled some images and it looks a bit like a weed I have in my garden, which I have tentatively identified as common orache, but I'm not really sure! I look forward to others' comments.

PS for a weed ID it might be better to post this in the veg section rather than the herb section??

[BarleySugar]

There is a weed that looks just like vietnamese coriander, but it does not have the characteristic smell or taste of the herb. I think, from the picture I found here, it is called redshank.
Weed identification | RuralNI

This link Redshank - Weed information - Organic Weed Management has more information, it is a relative of the vietnames coriander, looking at it's latin name

[Does the Cooking]

Off track a litte.

But if you ever see Vietnamese mint snap it up. Very tasty and little spicey. Used to have in Sydney - not sure if will grow in UK