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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[fpb.livejournal.com]

About cilandro: there is nothing that can be bought that cannot be found in London. That is one of the reasons why I and eight million other people put up with the place. Cilandro is used in West Indian cooking, right? I'll just have to find the West Indian name for it.

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[joetexx.livejournal.com]

West Indian? I have no direct experience but the herb isknown over the Carribean so they probably do use it.

And in London I'm sure you can find anything, including dilithium crystals to cure your breakfast ham.

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[deansteinlage.livejournal.com]

http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/cilantro.html

From the encyclopedia of spices (online)

Other Names
Coriander leaves (Europe, Middle East, Indian sub-continent)
Cilantro (Latin America, United States)
Koriandron (Greek)
Yuen Sei, Yan Shi, and Fan Yan Su (China)
Chinese Parsley (Asia)
Dhania (Hindi)
Persil arabe (French)

Cilantro Lime Salsa Fresca Recipe
Tex Mex Dip

Ingredients:
3 large tomatoes or 5-6 plum tomatoes, diced small
1 med. white onion, diced small
1 jalapeno or other hot pepper, diced (you decide if you want to seed it or not)
juice of 2 limes, or one lemon and one lime
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt to taste

Directions:
Combine everything in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate a couple of hours or overnight before serving..

I haven't tried the recipe, but it sounds good.
Neat website too.

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[joetexx.livejournal.com]

Jesus. This lame recipe approaches the ideal but omits onion, garlic and olive oil.

The horror! Oh, the horror!

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[joetexx.livejournal.com]

Ok it does include onion.

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[elegant-bonfire.livejournal.com]

They are actually the same plant--coriander is the dried seeds, and cilantro is the fresh green leaves. (Gardening nerd + best friend's dad is from India.)

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[joetexx.livejournal.com]

But dammit cilantro don't taste or smell like coriander though both are from the same plant!

Do your fingertips smell like your armpit?

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[joetexx.livejournal.com]

Er - sorry. I really get hyper on the subject of cilantro. sheepish grin

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[elegant-bonfire.livejournal.com]

Heh, it's surprising how many plants' leaves/flowers smell nothing alike.