coriander & cilantro

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Coriander and cilantro are the same herb with different names. It's called

cilantro in the West [uS, Mexico, South America] and coriander in Europe, the

Middle East, & India.

The seeds and roots of both are frequently used in South Asian [indian & Thai]

cooking, as well as Turkish & Middle Eastern cooking. The seeds of

cumin/coriander/caraway done in a 2:1:1 ratio   & toasted in a pan or in the oven

and ground in a coffe grinder can be served as a condiment simply blended into

the soup or sauce. Often used together with harissa to give it some pizazz. It's

delicious.

There are some nice photos in the WIkipedia entry here:

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Adelaide Meyers <adelaidemeyers wrote:

 

Adelaide Meyers <adelaidemeyers

Judy Cilantro ...Thank you Judith....was: hello and

here's a recipe

 

Saturday, August 1, 2009, 1:49 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy,

 

 

 

I had heard before that coriander and cilantro are the same herb - my question

is : Are they exactly the same?  I mean is one the leaves and the other the

seeds?  Or they different versions of the same herb ( like Granny Smith Apples

vs. Red Delicious )

 

 

 

I am just curious and find this very interesting.  Thanks for sharing your

wisdom with us. 

 

 

 

Addy