Vietnam and Sri Lanka are both leading global exporters of cinnamon. Vietnamese cinnamon is known as Cassia, while Sri Lankan cinnamon is referred to as Ceylon. Both varieties are renowned for their exceptional quality, exquisite flavor, and health-boosting properties. However, each type possesses unique characteristics that lead to different uses—nuances that not everyone is aware…
Phu Quoc Pepper is pepper grown in Phu Quoc, a 28 island district of an archipelago located off the coast of southern Vietnam. Phu Quoc pepper is famous for its heat, pungency and strong aroma, especially the red pepper. This pepper is regarded by many culinary experts as one of the finest peppers in the…
Maqaw (Mountain pepper) has the scientific name Litsea Cubeba and is known by many other names such as May Chang, Lemon Pepper, Verbena Pepper, or Mountain Pepper. It is an evergreen tree, 5-12m high, usually growing in mountainous areas. Maqaw is native to Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan and especially Vietnam being renowned for producing the…
Doi seed is a renowned spice from the Northwest region of Vietnam, distinguished by its unique, unmistakable aroma and high medicinal value due to its abundant essential oil content. Just a few seeds are enough to completely transform a dish. Anyone who has ever tasted its flavor will surely find it hard to forget its…
In the northern mountainous regions of Vietnam, there are two special spices that are considered gifts of nature. They are completely natural with the particular flavor of the mountains and forests. Anyone who tastes these two exotic spices once will never forget them. And they are Mac khen pepper (Zanthoxylum Rhetsa) and Maqaw/Lemon pepper (Litsea…
