Re: [CH] Cilantro, soap, etc.
Kristofer Blennow (kristofer@blennow.se)
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 13:58:15 +0100
I wish you hadn't told me it tastes like soap... ;) Never thought
of it, but it is true... there is a slight resemblance.
I never saw fresh coriander/cilantro here, but I do use the dried
seeds... especially in my homemade-fake india spice mix (cumin,
coriander, piri-piri, cinnamon, ginger - makes whatever you cook
taste India...).
I assume coriander and cilantro is the same herb (Coriandrum
sativum)?
Kristofer
> I know this discussion on cilantro has gone on before at least a
> couple of >times. But I don't recall any discussion about whether
> those who detest >cilantro also detest the substitutes such as
> Papalo (Porophyllum ruderale >ssp. macrocephalum) or Vietnamese
> coriander (Polygonum odoratum) or >Mex coriander (culantro),
> botanically Eryngium foetidum. Since these are >different species
> from the regular cilantro (Coriandrum sativum), they >might not
> evoke the soapy flavor that cilantro seems to produce. I am
> >curious about reactions to these substitutes.