In French cuisine, lemongrass can add an exotic and fragrant touch to many dishes. This aromatic herb, originating from Southeast Asia, is used sparingly to impart a subtle yet distinctive flavor creating a delightful fusion of French and Asian flavors.

Lemongrass is known botanically as Cymbopogon. Other names for lemongrass include barbed wire grass, silky heads, cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass, sera, and fever grass.

Its botanical name Cymbopogon comes from the Greek words Kymbe meaning boat and pogon meaning beard. Lemongrass is part of the Poaceae or grass family.