Almond Coriander - Italian Parsley

[Guest guest]

On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 09:07:03PM -0400, yvanevnah wrote:

> Aren't coriander and Italian parsley the same thing? I suppose in this

> recipe one is dry and one is fresh and perhaps there's a purpose for that.

> Paula

>

 

Here Italian parsley is just parsley with larger and flatter leaves.

 

Coriander is a COMPLETELY different herb, much stronger, very small

leaves, used in Indian, Chinese,Vietnamese and Thai cooking for a VERY

distinctive taste.

 

Persian

[Guest guest]

I think Paula is thinking of " Chinese parsley, " which is the name that

fresh coriander is sometimes given in cookbooks -- especially ones written

before cilantro, the usual American name for the fresh leaves of the

coriander plant, was commonly available in large supermarkets. Italian

parsley is the flat-leaf syle of parley, which is stronger in flavor than

the curly stuff used as a garnish. When a dish simply calls for coriander,

it is (usually) referring to the seed of the corriander (or cilantro)

plant, which have a completely different flavor from the fresh leaves.

 

Lisa

 

>On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 09:07:03PM -0400, yvanevnah wrote:

>> Aren't coriander and Italian parsley the same thing? I suppose in this

>> recipe one is dry and one is fresh and perhaps there's a purpose for that.

>> Paula

>>

>

>Here Italian parsley is just parsley with larger and flatter leaves.

>

>Coriander is a COMPLETELY different herb, much stronger, very small

>leaves, used in Indian, Chinese,Vietnamese and Thai cooking for a VERY

>distinctive taste.

>

>Persian

 

Lisa T. Bennett (LTBennett)

The Organic Goddess Bakery and Catering

 

" The animals of the world exist for their own purposes. They

were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for

whites, or women for men. " ---Alice Walker

[Guest guest]

Okay yes, " coriander " and " cilantro " are the same herb....I remember now.

Thanks for the clarification.

Paula