A careless purchase

[fpb]

What do I do with half a dozen limes? It's not an Italian fruit, I never had it before, and I have no idea whether it can even be eaten as it is.

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[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

No, they are not the same thing at all. They look similar but smell very different. Cilantro is the leaves of the coridander plant (coriandolo), also sometimes known as "Chinese Parsley"

[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

I just went and got my Ritcher's herb guide. Leaf Parsley (Prezzemolo) is Petroselinum cripum neopolitanum. Cilantro is Coriandrum sativum.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

That actually explains a lot. At any rate, coriander - named - is easily found in Indian shops in London.