Lawn pennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

leaf · herb

A small herb tasting of parsley, raw or steamed with rice; common in Sundanese rujak, and sold in small quantities.

Origin

Tropical Asia, now everywhere

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The little herb is rinsed well and eaten raw, whole, with rice and sambal, or steamed for two minutes.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitratesIn small amounts, not counted Chlorophyll

Did you know?

It is a cousin of centella, which it replaces in remedies.