Re: [CH] culantro, not cilantro

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Culantro is a wild variety of Cilantro.
I was shown it growing in the wild when I visited Belize.
It has a much more powerful fragrance than Cilantro.
Sorry, but I do not know how best to cook with it.

<< Jim >>

Ed Johnson wrote:
> 
> 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

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