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Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 22 Mar 25

We use coriander leaves mostly in salads and veg dishes We also add them in the herb chutney . They have a nice smell and taste too. They are mostly eaten raw Coriander leaves are supposed to cleanse the body of metals such as...

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Coriander leaves - Cilantro

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 15 Nov 24

We make good use of coriander leaves practically on a daily basis. There is never a day when there are no leaves stored in the fridige. I picked up a method to store them so that they do not rot Just add some sugar in the...

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Coriander vs Cilantro

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 9 Feb 24

As a person who has had my own gardens and houseplants since I was a child gardening with my grandpa and my mom, raising houseplants with my mom, etc, I have never heard of any plant having the seed called one thing and the actual...

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The versatile cilantro - coriander leaves

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 27 Apr 23

Coriander leaves - cilantro are a must in many of our dishes. We use them in making the herbal chutney, in a green masala that is used for making many dishes, it is also chopped and added when we make bread or dahi wada, egg...

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My Winter snow peas are coming in!

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 11 Feb 21

My Winter snow peas started poking through a couple of weeks ago, and they're looking healthy as of today (February 11). I planted a couple of seeds in each of my planters, so hopefully I'll have a "wall of snow peas" in a couple...

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Have you ever tried sour grass before?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52144) • Staten Island, New York 2 Apr 19

I bought sour grass and cilantro for the first time. Made a salad yesterday combining escarole with them. Also added heirloom tomato, Persian cucumber, yellow bell pepper, dried coconut flakes, dried cranberries, sea salt and...

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Maybe spring will begin in an egg shell?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 1 Feb 16

In a comment on a post, Anna (@ladyduck), mentioned that starting seeds in egg shells would be a good idea. The protein in the shell nourishes the seed. I mentioned this to my wife, Anne, who immediately began saving egg shells. I...

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Trying a new place

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 31 Jan 16

Last night we were out of town when it was time to eat, so hubby talked me into trying out a new place. It was a home owned Mexican restaurant and offered similar dishes to what we get at Tex Mex type restaurants, but they were...

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Have you ever heard that cilantro can taste soapy to some people?

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 27 Jan 13

I was watching a cooking show today and they mentioned not to put too much cilantro on top of a dish because they said it could taste "soapy". To me, cilantro tastes fresh and citrus. I use it in a lot of my Mexican dishes when...

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Transplated 4 basil plants in my indoor garden. 3 lived and one started to die.

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 5 Nov 10

So I hurried up and ate it. My indoor garden has basil, onions, and aloe vera. I need to eat my cilantro, that is going the other way, too. So what plants do you have indoors? How often do you transplant them? I had 4...

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Least Favorite Food

gloryacam @gloryacam (5540) • Philippines 5 Oct 10

Lately I've been eating stuff that I used to hate (even stuff that made me barf). Since I started eating pesto (hated basil! Dad used to grow them in a huge greenhouse, and it stank soooo much!), I also started...

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Cilantro....Love it or hate it?

lumenmom @lumenmom (1986) • United States 20 May 10

I have heard so many wonderful health benefits of cilantro that I thought it might be a nice addition to my diet. I was quite surprised by my strong dislike for the flavor. I was equally surprised to learn that some people really...

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Ewww, you going to eat THAT?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 15 Apr 10

There's an herb that there seems to be only 2 reactions to. You love it and can't get enough. Or, you HATE it and will pull it out of food and "throw it on the floor" - to quote Julia Child. What is it? Cilantro. Now,...

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Cilantro: Love it or hate it?

renee22093 @renee22093 (94) • United States 29 Dec 09

There is only one food I hate and that's celery. That was up until I made some fresh salsa with ingredients from my garden this past summer. I used onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro...and I had to throw it out :( I'd always...

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Fresh Picked From My Garden

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 5 Jul 09

This photo shows the latest harvest I did. I picked a lot of Cilantro (R) and Dill (L) in the early afternoon. Then I gave it to my wifes restaraunt as they use a lot. I still have more that isn't ripe for my pickling and slasa...

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So far, good looking

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 2 Jul 09

Here's a shot of some of my garden I have this year. It is labeled for ease of knowing the pl;ants. I have a lot more planted as well. Is your garden the same size this year or what? Mine tripled ion size this year as we love the...

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Doing well so far

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 31 May 09

This is a shot of one of my garden beds. The bright green is leaf lettuce. Onions, cabbage, and radishes are clearly visible. Carrots, cilantro, dill, and brocholi are also visible if you look closely. Things are doing well...

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Do you like this vegetable cilantro?

Marcola @Marcola (2774) • United States 4 May 08

I bought some the other day and it tasted horrible. Is that stuff for people to eat? My god, if I had a pet rabbit, he could have all of it. Yuck! Not even mayo, whole wheat bread, salami and sweet pickles can kill the taste...

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cilantro seeds

marmura @marmura (62) • Saudi Arabia 22 Dec 07

hi i have cilantro seeds and i don't know how to plant them also i don't have a garden. if anyone have a tip or an advice about it please help me. thank you

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Is their any spice that you hate the taste of?

bkfuels @bkfuels (1601) • Canada 2 Jun 07

I really cannot stand the taste of cilantro, I had never even tasted it until we went to Mexico and they put this spice in all of their salsa. I eat salsa at home all the time and never taste this spice in it. What kind of spice...

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