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On 9/5/2014 10:21 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
> I just bought some "culantro" at Walmart. I have a Caribbean cookbook
> that calls for it in a number of recipes, but says that you can
> substitute cilantro for it, which is what I've been doing since I hadn't
> been able to find the real thing.
>
> It was about $2 for a small plastic envelope of the stuff, fresh. I just
> tasted it, and it does indeed resemble "regular" cilantro, although it
> seems to be a bit stronger. It doesn't look at all like cilantro, and
> according to Wikipedia it is not closely related.
>
> I haven't decided yet what I am going to use it in, perhaps a Caribbean
> curry, or maybe tomatillo salsa. Should be interesting.



An interesting read on what it is:

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/p...99/v4-506.html