Food plants in Hmong cuisine in Northern Thailand
Food plants used by Hmong from six villages in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand, were studied during March 2012 to February 2013. Eight informants were interviewed individually in the fi eld and information was verifi ed for three times. One hundred and thirty species documented belongs to 58 families and 105 genera. Two threatened plants in Thailand: Elsholtzia pendulifl ora and Lilium primulinum var. burmanicum, using as vegetable and dessert respectively, were among the list of Hmong food plants.