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Okay... I was mistaken about the cilantro = culantro part. Cilantro = coriander is still correct. Parsley is just that. Culantro is all by itself too.

But cilantro is just another term for coriander, vice versa. Just like zucchini is called courgette in different parts of the world.

Thanks applestar for the credit. I can see why you're a Mod :)

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Has anyone figured out exactly what plant is in the first 3 pictures? Other than it smelling just like a cilantro or parsley, and other than the same leaf being sold at the grocery store as cilantro, I cannot find any info on it. Any insight is appreciated. :)

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I now it was kind of hard to follow all the chatter, but Troppofoodgardener, solved the mystery plant.

Common Culinary Names: Sawtooth Herb, Mexican/ Wild /Thorny coriander Culantro


Culantro not Cilantro. :D


More information

https://vietherbs.com/herb-directory/sawtooth-herb/

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Sawtooth Coriander (Eryngium foetidum)

I'm familiar with this herb because I've actually been wanting to grow some of it myself, but it's not readily available to purchase from nurseries here.

The Sawtooth Coriander is suggested to be a replacement for regular Sweet Coriander in the hot tropics, as the latter does not like high humidity and goes to seed quickly. (I know, I've tried!)

Here's another link on how to grow/harvest Sawtooth Coriander:

https://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/sep07/sep07_sawtoothcoriander.pdf

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Hey I guess this is already pretty much settled but yeah, the plant in the first 3 pics is widely grown and used here in Trinidad. We call it Chadon Beni. its Eryngium Foetidum.

people here boil the leaves and roots and drink the water for pneumonia, flu, diabetes and constipation

and the plant tops are used for seasoning. It makes anything taste amazing haha.

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[img]https://mibatey.com/plantas/recao/recao.jpg[/img]

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THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL KNOWLEDGEABLE GARDENERS! IT IS CULANTRO!!!!!!!!!!!! TOO BAD THE GROCERY STORE HAS IT LISTED AS CILANTRO ON THE PACKAGE. I LOVE IT! I AM SO GLAD I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. I HAVE TONS OF SEEDS THAT I COLLECTED YESTERDAY, IF YOU'D LIKE SOME THEN SEND ME A SASE I WILL SEND YOU SOME SEEDS, IT'S DELICIOUS!

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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Shhhhh.... Your making my dogs bark :lol:


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:lol: Hush Pepper, it's OK. You too, Jacob... Go back to sleep. :wink:

For those not aware, posting in CAPS is considered shouting. :wink:

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Sorry, I was shouting because I was so excited because this site is awesome. Hehe.

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Now there's a delayed reaction... In November, people say shhh, you're shouting, you're waking the dogs and in April the OP says, oh sorry. I guess you had to think about that one a long time! :) (Just teasing! :) )

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This is what is called Spiny Cilantro or Mexican Cilantro (or if your using the seeds Mexican Coriander)

if you look it up on Google images you will see that this kind of Cilantro has flat basal leaves but the tops are Spiny (thus the name spiny cilantro)

Also that last plant looks a bit like Lime Basil, which of course is a basil it just is not as pungent as sweet or mammoth basil.

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Well, I started to get into this last year and decided I'd just be kicking up dust.

April came around and I realized I still didn't have anything to contribute.

I'm not sure if it helps to go back and revisit but . . .

Vietnam or Mexican cilantro, or culantro:

Image
on the right

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The first plant looks like recao or culantro (common in puertorrican food and other caribbean foods). In English it is called Long coriander or spiny coriander. The latin name is Eryngium foetidum L. This is a very common herb in latin food. My mother uses it with a lot of meals. It is added to soups, beans, stews, etc. Once the meal is done, just remove the leaves before serving. It grows very well, hard to kill and yes, it has a very strong odor. I love it, it is great.



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