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2/12/2010 9:06:03 AM

Obvious Troll is obvious.

2/12/2010 9:06:25 AM

Troll Obvious is Troll.

2/12/2010 9:07:04 AM

is good

2/12/2010 10:29:19 AM

fucking LOVE cilantro. Probably the greatest of all herbs.....well.....except for...

2/12/2010 11:17:03 AM

basil?

owait

2/12/2010 11:17:48 AM

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"My cilantro bundles usually rot before I can use it all"

I've never tried it, but I've heard of taking leftover fresh herbs and freezing them in an ice cube tray with a bit of water. Then whenever you need "fresh" cilantro -- or what have you -- you just pop one of the cubes in the microwave or some warm water and add it to the dish once it's thawed.

2/12/2010 11:57:10 AM

loooooooooooooove cilantro

2/12/2010 12:00:38 PM

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"It is used in South Asian cooking like that (Indian, Paki, etc). They NEVER use it fresh, for some reason I do not know."

Bullshit. At least in Thailand and Vietnam this is bullshit. Don't know about India since I've never been there.

2/13/2010 7:26:46 AM

I like me some Cilantro.

I also enjoy Coriander

2/13/2010 11:31:07 AM

^^I think Vietnam and Thailand is more of Southeast Asia than South Asia.

2/13/2010 11:40:16 AM

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"cilantro is amazing and i'll put it on pretty much anything "

2/13/2010 12:36:00 PM

^^^^ I think it has been amply established in this thread that Thai food uses gobs of fresh cilantro, and by extension Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian.

See ^^ to see what I meant.

I even said "Indian, Paki, etc", and when talking about food, THERE IS NO WAY you can fit in Thailand, Vietnam, etc in there.

2/13/2010 12:52:07 PM

^ Sure you can. Print off a map and arrange it so that Thailand, Vietnam, ect, are in the Middle East. Move Iran and Iraq to Southeast Asia.

2/13/2010 12:54:50 PM

I used to hate cilantro but now I like it in most things. Eat more Vietnamese food.

2/13/2010 12:54:54 PM

^^ It is not about geography or locations of countries. It is about grouping by cuisine.

If someone says "I like Indian, Paki, etc, food", there is no way anybody in the know should think that Thai and Vietnamese food belong in that list.

And BTW, going by what you said, Middle Eastern food (Arab, Mediterranean) food is also quite different from Indian/Paki food.

Interestingly, and as expected, since Iran and Afghanistan are between the Arab countries and India/Paki, the food there (Iran, Afgh) is kind of a mixture of the two cuisines surrounding it. And similarly, Lebanese/Syrian food is a mixture of Arab cuisine and Greek/Turkish cuisine.

2/13/2010 1:01:03 PM

My mom uses the fresh cilantro...we're Indian.

2/13/2010 1:08:08 PM

i didn't know so many people hated cilantro

i'm shocked

2/13/2010 1:13:22 PM

^
As was mentioned, they're genetically inferior -- all they taste is soap.
We evolved peoples generally agree that...

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"cilantro is amazing and i'll put it on pretty much anything"

2/13/2010 1:55:45 PM

you can use cilantro roots too if you can find bundles with the roots attached. a chinese market typically sells this kind. the roots have a bit of an earthy flavor, its good smashed up in a sauce

2/13/2010 2:04:01 PM

Also, the flowers are mild and delicious. Use them as an edible garnish.

2/13/2010 2:18:28 PM

^^ Hells yeah. A lot of the recipes in my Cambodian cookbook call for the roots too.

2/14/2010 5:15:57 AM