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Fish mint

Houttuynia cordata · Herb

Fish mint (Houttuynia cordata), also called chameleon plant, heartleaf or by its Vietnamese name diếp cá and Chinese name yúxīngcǎo ("fishy-smell herb"), is a creeping wetland perennial whose heart-shaped leaves carry a startling, polarizing aroma of raw fish and coriander. It is eaten as a raw herb, salad green and medicinal plant across Southeast Asia, southern China, Japan, Korea and northeastern India.

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Global seasonality · at peak worldwide
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