INTERNATIONAL: HERBS AND SPICES 1: CILANTRO AND CORIANDER

INTERNATIONAL: HERBS AND SPICES 1:  CILANTRO AND CORIANDER:  Learned something.  Cilantro and Coriander are all of the same plant. 

INTERNATIONAL: HERBS AND SPICES 1: CILANTRO AND CORIANDER

Learned something.  Cilantro and Coriander are all of the same plant.  First found in King Tut's time they were cultivated by the ancient Egyptians. (information from Wiki)

• The leaves of the Coriander plant are called Cilantro or Chinese parsley or fresh coriander. The leaves have a different taste from the seeds, with citrus overtones. 
• The stems of the plant have a different flavor than the leaves. Also a citrusy flavor and sweeter than the leaves. 
• The roots of the plant have a different flavor than the leaves and stems. Coriander roots have a deeper, more intense flavour than the leaves. They are used in a variety of Asian cuisines. They are commonly used in Thai dishes, including soups and curry pastes.
• The seeds of the plant (not all coriander plants have seeds - see photo below) have a different flavor from the three above and are called coriander seeds or dhania.  The seeds have a lemony citrus flavour when crushed. It is described as warm, nutty, spicy, and orange-flavoured.

• RECIPE LINKS BELOW PHOTOS:

   

About cilantro and coriander and recipes:

LINK to Recipes

NOTE:  What got me interested in this was when I watched a Cooking Channel Show on cooking with cilantro/coriander.  Here is the link for the recipes on the show.

LINK to Other Recipes

What is cilantro pesto??  See the recipe below. 

LINK to Cilantro Pesto Recipe

CILANTRO PESTO LINKS

ANOTHER LINK to Cilantro Pesto Recipe

A THIRD LINK to Cilantro Pesto

There are lots and lots of recipes that use cilantro and coriander.  Just do a google search. 

INTERNATIONAL: HERBS AND SPICES 1 - CILANTRO AND CORIANDER

Cilantro is a strong, distinctive-smelling herb that's often used in Mexican and Indian cooking. While cilantro looks very similar to parsley, its flavor is much stronger. Cilantro is also known as coriander, as are its dried seeds.

Links below!

LINK to Lots of Recipes

LINK to Coriander Substitutes

LINK to Cilantro vs Coriander NUTRITION

VIDEO

LINK to One

Ramp Up Your Condiments For Upcoming Holidays - Part 1 of 4 REPOST

  

  

Chili-Lime Ketchup.  Stir in minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce & the juice of 1/2 lime into ketchup as per your tastes. Spread on beef or turkey burgers.

  

  

  

Herb Mustard.  Whisk in 2 TBSN chopped fresh parsley & 1 TSP each minced thyme & rosemary into yellow or Dijon mustard to taste.  Served with grilled steak.

  

Roasted Red Pepper Mayonnaise.  Puree 1 cup of mayonnaise with 1 peeled roasted red pepper till smooth. Serve with sliced vegetables for dipping. 

    

Tropical Salsa.  Stir in 1/2 cup mangoes, pineapple and/or papaya into regular tomato salsa.  Measure to taste.  Spoon onto grilled tuna or swordfish steaks

  

Lime-Cilantro Sour Cream.  Stir into one cup of sour cream a handful of minced fresh cilantro and the juice of 1 lime.  Serve with tacos or fried fish. 

  

Basil Vinaigrette.  Puree vinaigrette (recipe below) and a handful of fresh basil leaves until smooth.  Serve with crusty bread for dipping. 

• ¾ cup salad oil 
• ¼ cup white wine vinegar
• Kosher salt and ground white pepper (or freshly ground black pepper), to taste

Latin slow Cooker Mexican Meatball Soup from Mamaslatinas Food Fiestas

  

  

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Mamaslatinas Latin Slow Cook Mexican Meatball Soup

Busy Decorating/Shopping? - Serve ethnic hot dogs PART "2" WITH PHOTOS

Too busy to cook!  Shopping, company, gifts, etc.

Link to Part 1:  Greek, Korean, Swedish, German and Mexican dogs:
http://internationalfoodblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/busy-decoratingshopping-serve-ethnic.html#.UNIdbG_AeSo

Part 2
Serve 1 or 2 or 3 of these for a quick and festive dinner:

6.  Polynesian
Toppings are hoisin sauce, pineapple chunks (drained) and chopped scallions.  All these ingredients are easy to find at the store.

 

7.  Spanish

Toppings are pimiento cheese spread, thin slices of serrano ham (subsitute is prosciutto) and manchego cheese (substitute is mozzarella). 

  

 8.  Thai

Toppings are peanut sauce, shredded carrot and chopped fresh cilantro 

  

Link for peanut sauce from Allrecipes.com

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/the-best-thai-peanut-sauce/

and from Chow.com (not using fish sauce which you might not have on hand)

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10658-peanut-sauce

Now I don't have garlic chili paste on hand so I would substitute sriracha (which is an oriental hot sauce and garlic paste or powder)

9.  American: (whatever you want) OR:

Toppings are barbecue sauce, pulled pork and coleslaw

 

10. Japanese

Toppings are wasabi mayonnaise (hot), Asian snack mix and pickled ginger

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Wasabi is hot. Here is link for wasabi mayo from Allrecipes.com. If you don't like hot you might want to cut the amount in half. Fair warning!!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/wasabi-mayonnaise-sauce/

Asian Snack Mix link from BettyCrocker.com

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/asian-snack-mix-12-recipe/706570ec-9a82-4647-82b7-45f2ce0a9128

Pickled Ginger Mix link from Allrecipes.com

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-pickled-ginger-gari/

Substitutes for pickled ginger link from answers.yahoo.com

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080814104926AAqXD7O