Coriander and Cilantro are two different things, right? ...Wrong!!!
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?
- Learn More About Gordon Hamilton, the Creator of this Site
- 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 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 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...
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Healthy Cooking Recipes
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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 will enjo...
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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 t...
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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...
Learn More About Gordon Hamilton, the Creator of this Site
Visit his home page, linked to below
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Gordon Hamilton - Freelance Writer
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Gordon Hamilton has been a Freelance Writer, writing for - and creating - Web 2.0 sites on the Web since April 2007. The first site which he joined was Helium.com, followed by Squidoo in August 2007 and Hub Pages a month later. Those three sites rema...
Coriander/Cilantro Recipe Blog Posts from Google
What recipe ideas are others around the Web coming up with?
- The Garden Apartment: Cooking for DJ {and apple slaw with cilantro ...
- Our household has recently adopted a new member and a new, healthier diet. Read on to hear about our household goals or scroll down for my recipe for apple slaw with cilantro-lime vinaigrette. I know, I know. Where have I...
- Healthy Salsa Recipe: Cilantro Cleans the Body of Heavy Metals ...
- Health benefits of cilantro and recipe after the jump. I absolutely adore learning about inexpensive foods that we can stock in our kitchen for their special healing properties. Cilantro is a nutritional superstar and the herb used in ...
- Chipotle style Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe | Mexican recipes | Chef ...
- This easy and fast rice recipe is a mock/copy cat version of the famous Chipotle styles cilantro lime rice. Under 15 minutes with just about 3 main ingredients.
- A Bountiful Kitchen: Creamed Corn with Cheese and Cilantro and ...
- I love this recipe that combines cheese, corn and cilantro. Yum! This is not your mama's (canned) creamed corn. Different from the usual bowl of corn at Thanksgiving, it's a dish that adds a rich and slightly creamy texture to your ...
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?
Stumble It!
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.
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- Beth Partin Beth Partin Jun 25, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
- I used to be confused by that, but not anymore. Of course, when I go to a pho restaurant, the "coriander/cilantro" looks completely different!
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- Beth Partin Beth Partin Jun 25, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
- I used to be confused by that, but not anymore. Of course, when I go to a pho restaurant, the "coriander/cilantro" looks completely different!
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- Swisstoons Swisstoons Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:14 am
- Ground corriander is a favorite spice; one of the spices that makes Indian cookery the most aromatic on the planet. 5-starring, favoriting and rolling this one to laftovers.
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- Mortira Mortira Jan 25, 2009 @ 11:41 pm
- I've always said cilantro for the leaves, and coriander for the seeds. I was pretty sure that was the right way, but it gets confusing when you hear people say coriander, and they're referring to the herb. Now I know why!
It's funny how different things can be between the US and the UK. A friend in India once told me that if you're going the the US you should remember: "Biscuits = Cookies, and unless you bring your own Tea = Yuck"
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- EverythingMouse EverythingMouse Sep 17, 2008 @ 1:20 am
- 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........
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