What is rau muống in English?

Question

It is the ingredient to eat the Vietnamese noodle soup "Bun Rieu". I've searched online but the closest I got was periwinkle. I have a feeling I am completely wrong, so please do correct me!

10pts to the best answer! Thank you.

Answer 1

Rau muông is Water Spinach.

Answer 2

No, it is totally different dishes.

rau muống is a name of vegetable , a common dish in meals of vietnam family

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_aqu...

Bun Rieu:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BAn_ri...

http://images.google.com/images?q=bun%20...

Answer 3

That's the English name.