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Default Oh No! Cilantro!

In article >, Ross@home
wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:35:47 -0700, Todd > wrote:
>
> >On 03/22/2013 08:24 PM, Ross@home wrote:
> >> On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:27:51 -0700, Todd > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 03/22/2013 07:20 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
> >>>> I like a bit of cilantro (called coriander here) but just a little. In
> >>>> salsa though I really just do something basic, the chopped tomato,
> >>>> onion, salt/pepper and a bit of lime juice (sometimes a few chilli
> >>>> flakes or a bit of cut up pickled jalapeno - depends on whether you like
> >>>> spicy, hot or not. I do like it with some canned (in juice) crushed
> >>>> pineapple and a tad of cilantro.
> >>>
> >>> And when your wife tastes one tiny leaf of it and turn to you
> >>> and says "I think you better call 911" (scared the poop out
> >>> of me), what would you substitute?
> >>>
> >>> Over here we call Cilantro the whole plant, Corrander the
> >>> leaves, and Cumin the seeds.
> >>>
> >>> -T
> >>
> >> Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and cumin (Cuminum cyminum) are two
> >> different herbs.
> >>
> >> Ross.
> >>

> >
> >Hi Ross,
> >
> > You are correct. She is allergic to both. Cumin is not
> >nearly as scary as Coriander/Cilantro.
> >
> > What would you subsitute?
> >
> >-T

>
> In your case I'd simply leave it out, not worth taking a chance.
> Carrots, celery, fennel, parsley, parsnips, anise, cumin, coriander,
> and dill are all related plants but only the leaves of the coriander
> affect me negatively taste-wise. I use both cumin and coriander in
> many dishes but, I think cilantro has a metallic soapy taste and avoid
> it when possible.
>
> Ross.
> Southern Ontario, Canada


That was my first reaction to cilantro, now I can't get enough of it.
When cilantro is in bloom, a cilantro pesto is as good as a basil pesto.

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