Posted by Shortelise on December 3, 2004, at 16:22:44
In reply to Ok, forgive me but ........, posted by saw on December 3, 2004, at 0:58:18
the leaves of the coriander plant, also know as Chinese parsley, Arab parsley. It's used in Asian, Mexican, Carribean, Middle Eastern and North African cooking.
The roots (as wellas the leaves) are used in Thai cooking. And maybe in other Asian foods as well, but although I cook other Asian foods, I've not yet heard mention of it.
Coriander is an old world herb, brought to the New World by, I think, the Spanish. There is actually some debate as to whether or not to refer to the leaves as cilantro and the seeds as corander. I think the whole things is coriander myself.
The seeds are one of the ingredients of curry powder, by the way.
ShortE
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