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

Here's a message I received about Culantro/Cilantro.

Look he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryngium_foetidum

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Kathy Dell-Kukawsky wrote:

> What the heck??? I've never heard of Culantro. Where have I been???

> Tell me about it and how to use it and how to get it.

>

> Kathy

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

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> 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

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:47:55 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>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?

The times I've had it, culantro was stronger flavored. It doesn't
look at all like cilantro either, so I'd be surprised to learn that
the two are related, except for a shared flavor.
--

modom

On Feb 28, 5:46Â*pm, "modom (palindrome guy)" >
wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:47:55 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>
> > wrote:
> >In article >,
> > "Chris Marksberry" > wrote:
>
> >> Mine arrived yesterday so I will be doing a taste test tonight. Â*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. Â*
> >I proofread his menu for him and made the correction to cilantro €¹ and
> >he said it was not a mistake and showed it to me. Â*I don't notice a
> >difference in the taste. Â*Maybe the culantro is a bit milder?
>
> The times I've had it, culantro was stronger flavored. Â*It doesn't
> look at all like cilantro either, so I'd be surprised to learn that
> the two are related, except for a shared flavor.
> --
>
> modom

When I went to live in central America and was getting off the plane,
the first thing I noticed was the smell of Cilantro ( It was culantro)
It looks different, but is used in cooking and tastes the same to me.
It seemed to grow everywhere as I found it in my yard and never had to
plant it.

Rosie
Rosie