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