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Re: A question of semantics

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Thursday, August 14, 2003, 0:38
On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 08:50:34AM +1000, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> I think the point of this discussion was that it's called cilantro in > some places and coriander in others. I'd never heard the word cilantro > before today and have always called the grown herb coriander.
Okay, fair enough. I just encountered them separately and only later learned that they were even the same plant. They really taste nothing alike. :)
> You can get more then just red Mexican salsas?
Yes indeed! I'm a big fan of green salsa, myself. (I'm not terribly fond of anything tomato-based.) Although the other colors of salsa do also often have cilantro, so I'm not sure why I felt the need to be specific. :) -Mark