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coriander A herb,
Coriandrum sativum (a member of the parsley family); the leaf is used fresh or dried, and the dried fruit (dhanyia) as a spice in meat products, bakery goods, gin, and curry powder.
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Coriander: a tasty spice that helps tame indigestion.(Herb Watch)
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...malty different ways to spice up foods. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) was one of the...medicinal purposes. The Romans made coriander a popular seasoning, and introduced...Egyptian, Sanskrit, and Greek writings. Coriander grows wild in Palestine, making it no...
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Coriander sings loud
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times; 6/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...hate-it type of herb, but these coriander recipes might convert the sceptics...Garfunkel fellas, but no mention of coriander. And why not? Maybe Scarborough Fair...fusion enough, and let's be honest, coriander doesn't rhyme too easily. Or maybe...
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CORIANDER IN SEASON
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/8/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...08-1997 There was never any fresh coriander in my parents' home in Rockaway, New...dill, but had never even heard of fresh coriander until tasting it in my home in Israel...km. away in Manhattan's Chinatown, coriander was a favorite herb of much of the Asian...
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Canada's coriander acres to decrease due to low price, disease.
News Wire article from: Resource News International; 5/18/2000; 700+ words
; ...17, 2000 (RESNEWS) -By Carla Harms Coriander acreage in Canada's major producing...Agriculture and Food, said he expected coriander acreage to be around 15,000 acres in...Saskatchewan is the major grower of coriander in Canada. Coriander is an annual spice...
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Don't slander coriander
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 10/7/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...thought What may be the largest crop of coriander in Britain is growing in a field a couple...the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire. The coriander covers at least ten acres and will be...usually associated with hotter climates, coriander in fact grows well in this country if...
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Trendy coriander's delicate flavour easily lost in cooking
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 4/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...all the herbs being used today coriander must be the favourite. A few years...could get only dried and ground coriander and most recipes never mentioned...tend to do that if I have no fresh coriander. Nowadays trendy people in the...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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CRAZY FOR CORIANDER!(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/24/2008; 700+ words
; THIS week, a survey revealed that coriander is now the best-selling herbin Britain...growers, said: 'The popularity of coriander is being driven by our love ofcurry and Asian food.' But how else can you put coriander to use? Here, FEMAILoffers up five...
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Country & Garden: Herbs No 34: Coriander
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; CORIANDER IS one of England's most ancient herbs...habitat. Commonly used as a kitchen herb, coriander was originally favoured for its medicinal...the stomach. To try its effects, take coriander as a tisane, by pouring boiling water...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Cook's lesson; Coriander vs. cilantro: 2 seasonings, but 1 plant.(TASTE)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/19/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...name. Many folks might be surprised to learn that another name for cilantro is coriander. Wait a minute, they might say: Coriander isn't cilantro; coriander is a seed or a powder from ground-up seeds. In fact, the same plant produces...
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Effect of sowing time on coriander performance in a semiarid Mediterranean environment.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; CORIANDER is an annual herb belonging to the family...the increasing possibilities of using coriander seeds outside the food industry (Berti...Vender, 2001), the total Italian coriander area is no larger than 10 ha. As with...
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coriander
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
coriander , strong-smelling Old World annual...cultivated for its fruits. Dried coriander seed contains an aromatic oil used as...that of the related caraway and cumin. Coriander is classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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Iberian Peninsula: Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...dominant color of some Portuguese dishes prepared with coriander, although the sopa verde (green soup) cannot be...included in this category. Use of saffron, cumin, and coriander. Coriander is rarely found in traditional Spanish cuisine but...
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Thailand
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
...but also spicy seasonings such as cumin, cardamom, and coriander, as well as curry dishes. The Malays, to the south, further...sauce, dried shrimp paste, lemon grass, and the spices coriander, basil, garlic, ginger, cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon...
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Asia, Central
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...The regional larder consists of mutton, rice, cumin, coriander, cilantro, dill, nuts, tea, dried fruits, and yogurt...center stage, though only cumin, red and black pepper, and coriander seeds are used in abundance. Herbs of distinction include...
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Herbs and Spices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...dill are a spice, while dill leaves are an herb. However, coriander and hamburg parsley roots, garlic and fennel bulbs are all...and spices such as angelica, anise, caraway, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, gotu kola, lovage, and parsley...
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