Guest guest Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hi there, I live in England and have noticed that a lot of the recipies posted to this site use cilantro. I am not familiar with this herb but understand that it's corriander leaves? 1. Do you use it for any particular reason e.g. to spice up mexican food? 2. Could you suggest an alternative, if I can't find it? 3. Anyone who knows the UK - where can you get it? I hasten to add that I am NOT a chef, so if these questions seem somewhat banal to the experts that you are, please forgive me ! Thanks, Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hi Jerry, Cilantro also goes by the name corriander. It is used in Mexican foods and salads. It has a great taste that is hard to describe, maybe someone else on the list can descirbe it. It is also called chinese parsley if you can find that. It is not spicy if that is what you are thinking, Under any name this plant also has medicinal uses. It aids in digestion and stimulates appitite. Also you can make a poultice of Coriander seed and it can be applied externally to relieve painful joints and rheumatism. Try looking under the alternative names to find the plant (it looks like italian parsley) Mary jerry_symonds wrote: > > Hi there, > > I live in England and have noticed that a lot of the recipies posted > to this site use cilantro. I am not familiar with this herb but > understand that it's corriander leaves? > > 1. Do you use it for any particular reason e.g. to spice up mexican > food? > > 2. Could you suggest an alternative, if I can't find it? > > 3. Anyone who knows the UK - where can you get it? > > I hasten to add that I am NOT a chef, so if these questions seem > somewhat banal to the experts that you are, please forgive me ! > > Thanks, > > Jerry > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hi Jerry You should be able to buy fresh coriander with other herbs in any supermarket. It will probably be near the salad vegetables. It goes well in Mexican or Indian food and also goes well with carrots, IMHO. Chop some up and add it with some lemon juice to a tub of hummus. Another one that always confuses me is red pepper flakes - over here we would call those crushed chillies. Don't worry about asking questions. People here are always happy to answer questions. HTH Christie in Edinburgh , " jerry_symonds " <jerry.symonds wrote: > > Hi there, > > I live in England and have noticed that a lot of the recipies posted > to this site use cilantro. I am not familiar with this herb but > understand that it's corriander leaves? > > 1. Do you use it for any particular reason e.g. to spice up mexican > food? > > 2. Could you suggest an alternative, if I can't find it? > > 3. Anyone who knows the UK - where can you get it? > > I hasten to add that I am NOT a chef, so if these questions seem > somewhat banal to the experts that you are, please forgive me ! > > Thanks, > > Jerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Hi Jerry, It also goes by the name Chinese Parsley; you might find it at an Asian market labelled so. Aside from Mexican dishes, it is good in a bahn mi chay, a Vietnamese sandwich on a baguette with tofu, cilantro, daikon, carrots, cucumber and jalapenos. yum! Peace, Diane , " jerry_symonds " <jerry.symonds wrote: > > Hi there, > > I live in England and have noticed that a lot of the recipies posted > to this site use cilantro. I am not familiar with this herb but > understand that it's corriander leaves? > > 1. Do you use it for any particular reason e.g. to spice up mexican > food? > > 2. Could you suggest an alternative, if I can't find it? > > 3. Anyone who knows the UK - where can you get it? > > I hasten to add that I am NOT a chef, so if these questions seem > somewhat banal to the experts that you are, please forgive me ! > > Thanks, > > Jerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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