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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:


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.