Vietnamese mint en · NOUN
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(uncountable) Synonym of Vietnamese coriander (the herb Persicaria odorata).
Beginning with pork and bean shoots mixed with a doughy substance and deep fried — a sort of Asian scotch egg. Delightful it was and came with lettuce leaves, a memorable set of Vietnamese mint leaves, chilli and soy and fish sauces.
11 May 1984, The Canberra Times, page 2, column 2: