On 15 Jan 2004 17:51:39 GMT, Michel Boucher >
wrote:

(PENMART01) wrote in
:
>
>>>> Does anyone know if there is a dried version of Cilantro
>>>> available anywhere ?
>>>
>>>Yes, it's called coriander.
>>
>> Not really the same thing. Actually they are both from the same
>> plant; cilantro (an herb) is the leaf (sometimes called Chinese
>> parsley), coriander (a spice) refers to the seed. Penzeys sells
>> dehydrated cilantro and also coriander (seeds).
>
>Strictly speaking, the plant is called coriandrum sativum, so it is
>all coriander. The ground seeds are considered a spice and have been
>in use in the Mediterranean region (principally Egypt) for almost
>4000 years making them possibly the oldest known spice.
>
>The word coriander comes from the Greek root koris_ which means bug
>(insect, specifically leaf bug) and _andros (male), because of the
>odour.
>
>http://www.daawat.com/resources/cook.../coriander.htm
>
>The confusion seems to have occurred because the word cilantro (which
>is the name for coriander in Spanish) has also been introduced into
>English and is being used to make a distinction that in fact does not
>exist. Just as the leaves and root of a carrot are a carrot, the
>leaves and seeds of coriander are coriander, alternatively known as
>cilantro, Indian parsley, Chinese parsley, dizzicorn, goid, what have
>you...

Are you being deliberately obtuse?

It is also the case that there is not the remotest connection between
the uses for the leaves (cilantro) and the seeds (coriander). Would
you also be comfortable substituting an S4Splank of cabinetwood for
the "walnut" ingredient in a cookie recipe? The toxic leaves of
tomato or potato plants for the fruit or tuber?