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Thai chilis range between 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville heat units compared to jalapeño peppers that range between 2,500 to 10,000. Green Thai chili peppers are unripe making them earthier and less spicy than red Thai chili peppers.

Chayote is a thin-skinned squash originally from Mexico. Chayote squash All parts of the gourd are edible, including the seeds, skin, and flowers.

Chinese Celery, also known as leaf celery and Nan Ling Celery, is a type of wild celery with thinner, longer, hollow stalks and significantly more flavor than common celery.

Daikon, also known as white radish, Japanese radish, and lubok,. The vegetable resembles a large white plump carrot and is commonly eaten raw, cooked, or pickled.

Chinese eggplants are long and thin, averaging 15-20 centimeters in length and 5 centimeters in diameter. its thin outer skin ranges from violet to bright purple. The inner flesh is cotton white, semi-firm, and nearly seedless. Chinese eggplants have a mild and sweet flavor without the bitterness associated with eggplant.

Indian eggplants are small and oval, averaging 5-7 centimeters depending on maturity. This egg-shaped fruit has a glossy, smooth, and medium-thick dark purple outer skin.. When cooked, Indian eggplants offer a mild flavor with sweet notes and a creamy texture.

Gai Lan can vary in size and shape, depending on the variety, but typically bears long, fleshy stalks with wide and flat leaves, averaging twenty cm in length. Gai Lan has a similar, but slightly stronger flavor to broccoli and is bitter-sweet with a green, vegetal flavor.

Chinese ginger (Zingiber), also known as common ginger, is the same ginger used in many dishes and for its reputed medicinal properties. Since Chinese ginger is a tropical plant, it is grown outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 10 through 12 and is most often grown as a container plant indoors in cooler climates.

Lemongrass leaves extend in all directions in a dropping form of nature and have a narrow, coarse blade, averaging 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter, with a lanceolate shape. Young Lemongrass will release a sweet, somewhat tropical citrus aroma, and the stalk will have a tender and crisp consistency. Mature Lemongrass will have a brighter, lemon-like scent and develops a more fibrous, chewy, and sometimes stringy texture. Lemongrass is known for its edible central stalk and imparts a tangy, citrus, and floral flavor with ginger, lemon, and minty nuances.

Taro leaves are medium to large in size and broad and heart-shaped, averaging up to forty centimeters in length and twenty centimeters in width. When cooked, the leaves are tender and have a mild, nutty flavor with a slightly metallic, iron taste.

These green onions, also known as Mexican BBQ Onions are similar in taste to the typical green onion variety. This onion's appearance and robustness are what separates them from others. They almost look like typical scallions, but with a small white bulb attached.

Yellow Name root is an irregular-shaped tuber. The Yellow Name root, also known as Guinea yam, is a tropical plant that has vines that can climb to a height of 12 meters. The flesh is dense and mealy with a starchy, chewy texture that turns creamy when cooked. Its flavor is mildly nutty and sweet. Yellow Name roots can be used in recipes that call for sweet potatoes.

The rhizomes typically range from long, slender, and straight to thick, knobby, and bulbous with a branching nature. The skin is thin but tough with a smooth, taut, and firm feel, and some species of Galanga showcase dark brown concentric rings, giving the surface a woody, raised texture. The skin also varies in shades of cream, brown, tan, to ivory with pink-red accents. When crushed or sliced, Galanga has a warm, pungent, and complex flavoring of woodsy, earthy, peppery, and bitter notes combined with subtle nuances of citrus, pine, and mustard.

Burdock roots vary in size depending on the growing environment and maturity, but the roots can range from small to large, extending 30 to 100 centimeters in length. The roots have a characteristic straight, slender, and woody, carrot-like shape, about 2 to 4 centimeters in diameter, and taper to a slightly pointed tip. Fresh Burdock root should appear plump and should not be wrinkled or weathered, a sign of old age. The roots have a neutral, bitter, subtly sweet, acrid, earthy, and sometimes astringent taste.

Lotus roots are bulbous rhizomes that form underground in bodies of water, averaging 5 to 10 centimeters in diameter and 10 to 20 centimeters in length. When cooked, Lotus roots develop a slightly softer but still starchy texture and neutral taste, absorbing accompanying flavors within the dish.

Thai Basil is a herb that grows to an average of 30 to 45 centimeters in height and spreads about 30 centimeters wide. They also boast a fresh and spicy fragrance and sometimes have a slight purple tint. When the plant matures, spikes of lavender to dark-violet flowers grow at the tops of the reddish-purple stems. Thai Basil leaves, flowers, and stems are all edible and offer a bold flavor with spicy-sweet notes of anise and black licorice.

A small to large leaf, pale green to dark green in color (larger leaves are darker green), that are grown on fruit trees producing limes. The lime leaf is often used as a seasoning to provide a fresh citrus overtone in a variety of food dishes especially in Cambodian, Indonesian and Thai cooking for soups and currys.

Young Ginger is, multiple branched found in many different shapes and sizes growing up to ten centimeters in length. The skin is also smoother and has a light cream-colored to tan base with some darker brown spots and pink blushing around the tipsYoung Ginger is aromatic and tender with a mildly peppery, floral, and sweet taste.