"KR" wrote in message
om...
Every time I have grown cilantro, the roots are absolutely puny in
comparison to the whole plant.

At certain times of the year, cilantro is sold in bunches with the root
still on (at least in my neck of the woods). The roots are no fatter
than the stems coming out of the ground, and don't go down very far. I
used to clean them and freeze them in one teaspoon amounts. I don't
recall a recipe that called for a whole tablespoon. I've never seen
*big* ones, not in my garden or in the store.
blacksalt
who wishes even more that hamburg parsley was in the grocery, like it is
in Europe.