1. Garlic ( toi)
Garlic, shallots, pepper and chillies are important spices in Vietnamese kitchens. Garlic in used to marinate meat and fish, make oil or fat aromatic and prepare sauces. Notice that when cooking Vietnamese vegetarian dishes, people don’t use onions, garlic and Chinese chives.
2. Green peas (đậu Hòa Lan, đậu cô ve)
Green peas are often used to make vegetables. Young fruits are stir – fried or used to cook vegetable soup. Green or dried seeds are used to cook other kinds of soup.
3. Leek (boa rô)
Leek is used as a vegetable but when cooking vegetarian dishes, people use it instead of onions an garlic