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Re: A question of semantics

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 22:10
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 05:44:00PM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> Cilantro = coriander = Chinese parsley.
Well, yeah. Except that the name "coriander" is usually reserved for the seeds, which taste nothing like the grown herb, which is what's usually called "cilantro". Cilantro is a prominent ingredient in most red Mexican salsas. -Mark

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