Cilantro
noun
An herb with green leaves and a strong smell, often used in cooking.
I added some chopped cilantro to the salsa for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- chopped cilantro
- fresh cilantro
noun
An herb with green leaves and a strong smell, often used in cooking.
I added some chopped cilantro to the salsa for extra flavor.
Often appears as...
- chopped cilantro
- fresh cilantro
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Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Herb
Cilantro is common in cuisines like Mexican, Thai, and Indian, known for its distinctive flavor.
I love how the cilantro gives this Thai curry its unique taste.
Pro Tip 2/3Scent Profile
Cilantro is known for its pungent aroma that can be a love or hate affair for some people.
The scent of cilantro instantly reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Fresh Usage
Cilantro is often used fresh, as cooking can reduce its strong flavor and aroma.
Top the tacos with fresh cilantro right before serving.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Herb
Cilantro is common in cuisines like Mexican, Thai, and Indian, known for its distinctive flavor.
I love how the cilantro gives this Thai curry its unique taste.
Pro Tip 2/3Scent Profile
Cilantro is known for its pungent aroma that can be a love or hate affair for some people.
The scent of cilantro instantly reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Fresh Usage
Cilantro is often used fresh, as cooking can reduce its strong flavor and aroma.
Top the tacos with fresh cilantro right before serving.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Herb
Cilantro is common in cuisines like Mexican, Thai, and Indian, known for its distinctive flavor.
I love how the cilantro gives this Thai curry its unique taste.
Pro Tip 2/3Scent Profile
Cilantro is known for its pungent aroma that can be a love or hate affair for some people.
The scent of cilantro instantly reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen.
Pro Tip 3/3Fresh Usage
Cilantro is often used fresh, as cooking can reduce its strong flavor and aroma.
Top the tacos with fresh cilantro right before serving.
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The smelly mystery of...
comes in various variants, and depending which variant you have, you might smell coriander, or cilantro, that herb, either as something delicious and savory or something like soap. So we each have an individual world of smell, and that complicates anything
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Seafood and Survival PIPE...
universal it is human dinner is small portions of protein diverse protein it is giant piles of green beans broccoli quinoa you know sweet potatoes with a cilantro almond pesto it's it's good but dinner is joy dinner is reverence dinner is family dinner is our place in the systems of this world and the very best part about this is
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The smelly mystery of...
comes in various variants, and depending which variant you have, you might smell coriander, or cilantro, that herb, either as something delicious and savory or something like soap. So we each have an individual world of smell, and that complicates anything
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Amber Rose
American Model
When I eat cilantro, it's like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, even if there's only a little piece. I like Mexican food, and I'll go out to a Mexican restaurant and tell them, 'Look, I will die if you get cilantro in my food.' Then there's always that one little piece that falls in, and I gag.
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Sprague Grayden
American Actress
I usually eat six times a day, small meals. For breakfast, an egg and a corn tortilla, salsa and cilantro, and some ham. For snacks, I'll have an apple, some string cheese, a yogurt. For lunch I'll have salad with protein in it and for dinner usually steamed vegetables and chicken or fish.
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Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn had to go out the window. I decided the history in the books should be like spice in a soup - a little went a long way. Like cilantro.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
When you're in Portuguese-African Brazil, or Lisbon, or Mozambique, sometimes piri piri is used as a condiment. Sometimes piri piri is just spices from a jar, and sometimes it's made with garlic, olive oil, cilantro, parsley, and some light chilies.
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Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
One of my favorite ways to use cilantro is in a beautiful clear soup with monkfish and lime. It's a great dish for cooler weather, especially because monkfish is very good in fall and winter. Also, I like the meatiness and rich texture of monkfish.
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Steve Ells
American Businessman
I use a lot of citrus for seasoning. There's lemon or lime juice in just about everything, and that balances with salt very nicely. Things like toasted cumin seeds for the beans. The use of fresh herbs like oregano and cilantro.
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Jorge Cruise
Mexican Author
I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro, basil and other fresh herbs on vegetables to make them taste great.
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Jacques Pepin
French Chef
One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and then olive oil and then walnut oil or whatever. It's too much.
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Rumaan Alam
American Author
Does a bona fide chimichurri have cilantro in it? Who cares? Cooking for your family, unless your family includes Joel Rubouchon, is liberating in that regard.
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Demian Bichir
Mexican Actor
The real secret to guacamole is that you use exactly the elements that you need, which is cilantro, onion, tomato, and jalapenos. And, of course, avocado.
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Amber Rose
American Model
When I eat cilantro, it's like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, even if there's only a little piece. I like Mexican food, and I'll go out to a Mexican restaurant and tell them, 'Look, I will die if you get cilantro in my food.' Then there's always that one little piece that falls in, and I gag.
Quote examples
Sprague Grayden
American Actress
I usually eat six times a day, small meals. For breakfast, an egg and a corn tortilla, salsa and cilantro, and some ham. For snacks, I'll have an apple, some string cheese, a yogurt. For lunch I'll have salad with protein in it and for dinner usually steamed vegetables and chicken or fish.
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Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn had to go out the window. I decided the history in the books should be like spice in a soup - a little went a long way. Like cilantro.
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
When you're in Portuguese-African Brazil, or Lisbon, or Mozambique, sometimes piri piri is used as a condiment. Sometimes piri piri is just spices from a jar, and sometimes it's made with garlic, olive oil, cilantro, parsley, and some light chilies.
Quote examples
Nobu Matsuhisa
Japanese Chef
One of my favorite ways to use cilantro is in a beautiful clear soup with monkfish and lime. It's a great dish for cooler weather, especially because monkfish is very good in fall and winter. Also, I like the meatiness and rich texture of monkfish.
Quote examples
Steve Ells
American Businessman
I use a lot of citrus for seasoning. There's lemon or lime juice in just about everything, and that balances with salt very nicely. Things like toasted cumin seeds for the beans. The use of fresh herbs like oregano and cilantro.
Quote examples
Jorge Cruise
Mexican Author
I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro, basil and other fresh herbs on vegetables to make them taste great.
Quote examples
Jacques Pepin
French Chef
One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and then olive oil and then walnut oil or whatever. It's too much.
Quote examples
Rumaan Alam
American Author
Does a bona fide chimichurri have cilantro in it? Who cares? Cooking for your family, unless your family includes Joel Rubouchon, is liberating in that regard.
Quote examples
Demian Bichir
Mexican Actor
The real secret to guacamole is that you use exactly the elements that you need, which is cilantro, onion, tomato, and jalapenos. And, of course, avocado.
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