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La lot is the glossy, heart-shaped leaf of Piper sarmentosum, a creeping perennial of the pepper family (Piperaceae) native to tropical and subtropical Asia. Aromatic and faintly peppery with a warm, herbal-sappy scent, it is best known in Vietnamese cooking as the wrapper for bò lá lốt — minced beef rolled in the leaf and grilled, where heat releases its distinctive fragrance.
What to look for, from just cut, glossy and supple to yellowed and slack, black at the folds.