Comments on: Confessions of an American Cilantro-Eater http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/ A monster perfume habit. On a rampage... with a wanton waft of sillage in its wake. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:54:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1453 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:37:33 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1453 Ooh, no, but that's a great idea. I don't do bean sprouts too often, just because where I live the selection tends to not always be so great. But I will keep that idea in mind: it sounds delish! Ooh, no, but that’s a great idea. I don’t do bean sprouts too often, just because where I live the selection tends to not always be so great. But I will keep that idea in mind: it sounds delish!

]]> by: Willa http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1451 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:15:47 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1451 ah, I see. I'm totally with you there on the coriander love (although I prefer the stalks to the leaves). Have you tried it with bean sprouts stir fry? They really complement each other on the flavour and crunch. ah, I see. I’m totally with you there on the coriander love (although I prefer the stalks to the leaves). Have you tried it with bean sprouts stir fry? They really complement each other on the flavour and crunch.

]]> by: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1437 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:14:37 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1437 Oh no, cilantro is a seperate plant. It IS <i>related</i> to flat leaf Italian parsely, however. You're right, it resembles coriander because in the Americas it's what we call the leafy part of the same herb that is named coriander. Sometimes I've seen it referred to as Chinese oregano or Chinese parsley, too. It's DELICIOUS. In my opinion, it's best paired with tomato, but it tastes good with all sorts of things. Oh no, cilantro is a seperate plant. It IS related to flat leaf Italian parsely, however. You’re right, it resembles coriander because in the Americas it’s what we call the leafy part of the same herb that is named coriander. Sometimes I’ve seen it referred to as Chinese oregano or Chinese parsley, too. It’s DELICIOUS. In my opinion, it’s best paired with tomato, but it tastes good with all sorts of things.

]]> by: Willa http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1436 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:01:53 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1436 Is cilantro an italian name for italian parsley? I've never heard of this herb before but the picture looks just like parsley - either parsley or coriander, or maybe celery. I'm intrigued Is cilantro an italian name for italian parsley? I’ve never heard of this herb before but the picture looks just like parsley - either parsley or coriander, or maybe celery. I’m intrigued

]]> by: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1435 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:13:36 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1435 Mmmm, now I'm craving salad, too, Sabrina.... Especially pasta salad with basil and olives and feta and... oh me, oh my! Heh, no, there's not a bit of Mediterranean at all in me. Apparently I come from a place with no borders: the suppertable. Wimpy cilantro is a real heartbreaker, sigh... and after reading the comments I wanted to give in to the craving, but alas, no good cilantro to be found today :( I can't do mint, sadly - it makes my mouth itch like crazy, and you've no idea how funny it looks when you try to itch the inside of your mouth with your teeth. I love it, so I am always jealous of you lucky folks who can eat as much of it as you like! Flora, heh. It's okay. Cilantro is such a polarizing plant: folks either seem to be addicts like me, or else they hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns. And honestly, I'm such a tomato fiend, so pairing it with mango seems compartively like a crime to me, too. The best place for cilantro is actually in a delicious pico de gallo... Mmmm, now I’m craving salad, too, Sabrina…. Especially pasta salad with basil and olives and feta and… oh me, oh my! Heh, no, there’s not a bit of Mediterranean at all in me. Apparently I come from a place with no borders: the suppertable. Wimpy cilantro is a real heartbreaker, sigh… and after reading the comments I wanted to give in to the craving, but alas, no good cilantro to be found today :( I can’t do mint, sadly - it makes my mouth itch like crazy, and you’ve no idea how funny it looks when you try to itch the inside of your mouth with your teeth. I love it, so I am always jealous of you lucky folks who can eat as much of it as you like!

Flora, heh. It’s okay. Cilantro is such a polarizing plant: folks either seem to be addicts like me, or else they hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns. And honestly, I’m such a tomato fiend, so pairing it with mango seems compartively like a crime to me, too. The best place for cilantro is actually in a delicious pico de gallo…

]]> by: Flora http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1434 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:54:27 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1434 I am in the minority here; I cannot stand cilantro - and pairing it with mango is a crime against fruit, IMHO. I always say if I wanted to eat soap I would just buy a bar of it and chow down... :-) I am in the minority here; I cannot stand cilantro - and pairing it with mango is a crime against fruit, IMHO. I always say if I wanted to eat soap I would just buy a bar of it and chow down… :-)

]]> by: Sabrina http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1433 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:02:32 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1433 Wow! Are you sure you're not part Mediterranean? Plates heaped with cilantro, feta, basil, mint and parsely are part of our summer salads! It tastes so refreshing, and yes it's quite a drag to eat wimpy cilantro, or to put it in a mango-cilantro salsa-sounds yummy! -fellow cilantro eater. I confess I'm a mint (the fresh kind) addict. Wow! Are you sure you’re not part Mediterranean? Plates heaped with cilantro, feta, basil, mint and parsely are part of our summer salads! It tastes so refreshing, and yes it’s quite a drag to eat wimpy cilantro, or to put it in a mango-cilantro salsa-sounds yummy!
-fellow cilantro eater.
I confess I’m a mint (the fresh kind) addict.

]]> by: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1432 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:36:07 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1432 Oh V! Thank you - that's a great link. I'll have to tool around to see if I can find it at the markets here. And I suddenly realized that in that dressing it originally called for a serrano pepper? I also have a strange curiosity about how it would taste if the pepper were roasted first and then cooled before adding to the mix? Mmmmm. Gotta remember to try that soon. Cait, I know! I was hungry after writing this, and now with the comments we all seem to be getting a bit peckish. Robin, it's a lovely candle, and thankfully not a terribly expensive one. Iris - oh thank goodness there is someone else who chews on it. My husband thinks I (and my son who is even more fond of it) am nutty when he catches me chomping it down like that in the kitchen. It's good to know that there's at least two cilantro-nutjobs in the world ;) Oh V! Thank you - that’s a great link. I’ll have to tool around to see if I can find it at the markets here. And I suddenly realized that in that dressing it originally called for a serrano pepper? I also have a strange curiosity about how it would taste if the pepper were roasted first and then cooled before adding to the mix? Mmmmm. Gotta remember to try that soon.

Cait, I know! I was hungry after writing this, and now with the comments we all seem to be getting a bit peckish.

Robin, it’s a lovely candle, and thankfully not a terribly expensive one.

Iris - oh thank goodness there is someone else who chews on it. My husband thinks I (and my son who is even more fond of it) am nutty when he catches me chomping it down like that in the kitchen. It’s good to know that there’s at least two cilantro-nutjobs in the world ;)

]]> by: IrisLA http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1431 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:37:13 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1431 Yay, another cilantro chewer like me! When we order certain dishes in Chinese restaurants, I get more excited about the sprigs of cilantro garnish than the food itself. I'm not so sure I'd want a cilantro candle, even though this candle sounds yummy. Yay, another cilantro chewer like me! When we order certain dishes in Chinese restaurants, I get more excited about the sprigs of cilantro garnish than the food itself. I’m not so sure I’d want a cilantro candle, even though this candle sounds yummy.

]]> by: Robin http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1430 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:37:01 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/2006/06/21/confessions-of-an-american-cilantro-eater/#comment-1430 Wow, I love cilantro &#38; that candle sounds fabulous. Wow, I love cilantro & that candle sounds fabulous.

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