Re: [CH] culantro, not cilantro

Ed Johnson (ejohnso1@maine.rr.com)
Tue, 05 Jun 2001 16:02:53 -0400

Hummm... What country are you in? My Merrian-Webster, Guru-Net and the
Epicurious dictionary all seem to be wrong.

                       ....Ed....



Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> 
> I know some of the people on the chile-heads list use culantro (not
> cilantro).  The leaves are spiny.  Do you mince them, removing the spines,
> mince them not bothering about the spines, or use the leaves whole in
> cooked dishes, removing before serving as you would a bay leaf?  Thanks,
> Margaret L