Khmer Cooking Herbs

 Silver Lace chive (Tulbaghia violacea). Variegated Wild garlic Chives is a grassy, clumping groundcover that grows to about a foot tall. Lilac-purple flower clusters top tall stems that stand anywhere from a few inches to a foot above the plant throughout the warm months, especially in spring and summer. Creamy white stripes line the edges of each strappy, blue-green leaf, giving the plant an extra refined appearance. Wild garlic Chives has a strong garlic/onion scent when brushed against or cut, and its edible flowers and leaves have a mild garlic/onion flavor. Wildlife will typically refrain from foraging this plant because of its characteristic scent and taste. Although it will flower more abundantly in full sun, society garlic also grows quite well in shade.

My sugar plant. I use the leaves in my cooking for sugar subscription.  (Stevia rebaudiana) commonly called Stevia is a natural sweetener and sugar substitute.

Ginger is a culinary / medicinal plant native to Asia. It has  been used in herbal medicines in China, India,  and Arabic for thousands of years. For home remedies, ginger has traditionally been used to treat,  Headaches Stomach pain Nausea Arthritis Cold and flu symptoms Neurological problems Research have found that ginger has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. It's said thatshowed that ginger powder’s benefits were comparable to sumatriptan’s, a common prescription migraine drug, but with fewer side effects.

ផ្កាក្រចកអណ្តើក (Amomum dimorphum)   ប្រទាលក្រចកអណ្តើក (Amomum dimorphum) ជាឈ្មោះប្រទាលមួយប្រភេទពួករមៀតព្រៃ មើមរបស់វាមានរាងមូលតូចៗទំហំ ១.៥ស.ម ទៅ ២ស.ម ទងមើមមានទំហំ ៥ ទៅ ៦ មម (មីលីម៉ែត្រ) ផ្នែកខាងក្នុង មានពណ៍ស ទងមើមអាចមានប្រវែង ៥០ស.ម ! ស្លឹករាងពងក្រពើ ស្រួចចុង មានប្រវែង ១៩ - ៣៤ស.ម ទទឹងស្លឹក ៦ - ៨ស.ម មានពណ៌បៃតង ផ្នែកក្រោមស្លឹក មានពណ៌ស្រាល ហើយមានរោមតិចដុះពាសលើផ្ទៃស្លឹក ផ្កាដុះចេញពីគល់ស្លឹកមានប្រវែង ៥ ទៅ ១២ស.ម ! នៅស្រុកមួយចំនួនគេនិយមយកផ្កាក្រចកអណ្តើកមកហូបណាស់ ដោយច្នៃទៅជាម្ហូបខុសគ្នាតាមតំបន់។

ប្រស់ស្វា / Sand ginger (Kaempferia Ga langa).

Alpinia hainensis multiplies by long underground rhizomes that spread out from each cane. This results in a fast-spreading plant with canes spaced a foot or more apart. The canes are evergreen in its native tropical climates, and will live for several years. Vegetative propagation by division of rhizomes or by seedling that borne out of flowering.  My cooking spice need more room to multiply. Transplanted manageable size nursery pots for indoor winterizing when time comes,  to ensure their survival.

គិនឆាយ, a western Celery. Apium graveolens / 中国芹菜

(Perilla frutescens var. crispa.) ជីកន្ទេចអាល, ស្លឹកជីគីនីត (in Khmer), ឫ ជីអុបាក់/Obak (Japanese), ឫ Shiso/Perilla (English). បេះស្លឹក ជី កន្ទេចអាល (Khmer), ឫ 깻잎/Deulkkae (Korean), ឫ 들깨/Oba/អុបាក់ (Japanese/ជប៉ុន), ឫ Shiso/Perilla (English).

ឃិនឆាយ / C hervil,  ឈ្មោះ​បន្លែ​ចិន​មួយ​យ៉ាង សណ្ឋាន​ប្រហែល​នឹង​វ៉ាន់ស៊ុយ តែ​ស្លឹក​ធំ​ជាង​វ៉ាន់ស៊ុយ ក្លិន​ក៏​ខុស​គ្នា ។ chervil, kind of celery-like vegetable