Coriander and Cilantro are two different things, right? ...Wrong!!!
It is amazing that although we in the UK and the USA allegedly speak the same language, there are a great many discrepancies both in the spelling of certain words and sometimes even in the specific words employed to convey a certain meaning. Consequently, confusion can often reign supreme!
We have here stumbled upon just one such example with coriander and cilantro...
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What you can expect to find on this site
- We say, Coriander...you say, Cilantro!
- Confused?
- Coriander...Cilantro...Or By Any Other Name
- When do I use Coriander?
- Coriander/Cilantro Recipe Blog Posts from Google
- Coriander and Cilantro Recipes in Pictures
- Coriander and Cilantro In More Detail
- Did you know about the Coriander/Cilantro discrepancy?
We say, Coriander...you say, Cilantro!
Ok, so it doesn't have quite the same ring to it as "to-mah-to and to-may-to..."
In the United Kingdom, we would refer to the leaves and stalks of the plant as "coriander" and to the seeds as "coriander seeds": the word "cilantro" does not exist. In the United States, I now know that the leaves and stalks of the plant are referred to as "cilantro," while the seeds are referred to as "coriander."
In India, where the herb is extremely popular in cooking, it is referred to as "dhania" (just to further confuse the issue!)
Confused?
Be careful the next time you follow a recipe!
I am certain, however, that on both sides of the Atlantic, there must be people - particularly of more senior years - opening cookery books (cookbooks?), written on the opposite side of "The Pond," and scratching their heads in wonder. Britons may wonder what on earth "cilantro" is, while Americans are sure to concern themselves with why "coriander" looks so strange in the photograph accompanying the text!
It is my sincere hope that, whatever else I may or may not achieve on this page, I will at least go some way to clearing up this mystery.
Coriander...Cilantro...Or By Any Other Name
A look at some great ideas for incorporating this delicious herb into our cooking
Cilantro Secrets (Cook West)
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When do I use Coriander?
Perhaps a lot more frequently than people may think!
The links below are to sites which all feature at least one recipe containing this delicious herb.-
Healthy Sandwich Recipes
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The sandwich - the favourite snack of countless millions around the world. It is fair to say that ever since - in the 18th Century - the 4th Earl of Sandwich first came up with the idea of "sandwiching" his lunch (purported to be beef on th...
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Healthy Chicken Recipes
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It is of course extremely easy in modern times to browse the Internet or check a cookbook and find healthy chicken recipes galore - but how many of them will actually be healthy as well as tasty? They may contain rich, over-powering sauces which are...
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Healthy Cooking Recipes
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Hello and welcome to my site on what are, unquestionably, the universally relevant subjects of food and cooking and a comprehensive yet easy to follow look at how we can revolutionise our eating habits in order to make them more healthy. I hope you w...
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Healthy Beef Recipes
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This is where, as the title would suggest, I will be sharing some of the healthy recipes I have created using beef, from minced or ground beef to larger cuts or joints and steaks. I very much verge upon being a carnivore by nature and sometimes actua...
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Healthy Pork Recipes
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Pork, ham and bacon - they are of course all sourced from the same animal (a pig) and healthy recipes featuring all of them will therefore feature here at some stage. As on all my healthy eating sites, the emphasis on this site will be very much...
Coriander/Cilantro Recipe Blog Posts from Google
What recipe ideas are others around the Web coming up with?
- Grilled Vegetable Burrito
- Return filled tortillas to hot grill rack. Grill for 1 minute; turn and grill for 1 to 2 minutes more or until tortillas are lightly browned. Serve with tomato, and the Cilantro recipe below. Cilantro Pesto Recipe Ingredients ...
- The Perfect Pantry: Nopalitos, a Pantry Special (Recipe: cactus salad)
- Adapted from a recipe on Gourmetsleuth.com, this recipe serves 4 as a vegetarian main course. 3 cups nopalitos 1 tsp canola or vegetable oil 3 Tbsp chopped sweet onion 3/4 cup chopped cilantro, divided 1/2 tsp dried Mexican oregano ...
- Bite-Sized Finger Foods: Tapas Recipes From Morocco and Greece
- ... 8 large pitted green olives (or red Moroccan olives or Greek olives); 8 bay leaves; 2 preserved lemon rinds,(one oz) thinly sliced (directions for preserved lemon rinds will follow this recipe); 2 Tblsp chopped fresh cilantro ...
- Giant Chipotle White Beans Recipe - 101 Cookbooks
- I love his original recipe, but the last time through I decided to add a few of my own twists. I did a subtly smoky chipotle-version of the tomato sauce, a cilantro drizzle, kale, whole grain bread crumbs, and queso fresco cheese ...
Coriander and Cilantro Recipes in Pictures
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Coriander and Tomato Soup
Carrot, Cumin and Coriander Soup
Laksa
Tom Yum Kung (Thai)
Pan Fried Salmon with Coriander and Pomegranate
Squid with Coriander and Lime
Beetroot, Tomato and Coriander Salad
Southwest Chicken Pasta Salad
Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs
Gai Yang with Nam Jeem
Cuban Spiced Chicken with Saffron Rice
Thai Fried Rice
Asian Salmon Burgers
Steak with Cilantro and Mint Dressing
Coriander and Cilantro In More Detail
A look at the herb and its origins and uses
- Coriander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Discrepancies in the name fully explained and uses for this versatile herb examined.
Did you know about the Coriander/Cilantro discrepancy?
Have you perhaps ever been confused by inconsistent references to the two?
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Thank you for your visit to this site and your time spent looking through it. I very much hope that you can spare just another few moments to give me your overall impressions in the space below.
EverythingMouse wrote...
When I first moved to the US it took me months to work out what the 'other' name for coriander was! Another example of confusion over herbs is the word basil - a problem of how to pronounce it........
Posted September 17, 2008
