"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote:
>
>> Mine arrived yesterday so I will be doing a taste test tonight. What was
>> sent to me was Culantro not Cilantro which I understand is a close
>> relative
>> to cilantro.
>>
>> Chris
>
> The chef at a neighborhood Vietnamese place occasionally uses culantro.
> I proofread his menu for him and made the correction to cilantro < and
> he said it was not a mistake and showed it to me. I don't notice a
> difference in the taste. Maybe the culantro is a bit milder?
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller
> Glorified Rice 2-24-2009

Barb,

I will be interested to see if the culantro tastes like soap to me. Thanks.

Chris