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the same plant tastes like a garden to some and pure soap to others
means An herb whose fresh leaves (often called cilantro) and dried seeds are both used in cooking, the seeds tasting warm and citrusy and the leaves tasting bright—or, to a genetically unlucky few, like soap.
from From Latin 'coriandrum,' which came from Greek 'koriannon.' The Greek itself may be older still, possibly borrowed from a pre-Greek Mediterranean tongue, and one popular tale links it to 'koris,' the word for 'bedbug,' supposedly for the sharp smell of the unripe plant—a charming claim that's plausible but not proven. The word traveled through Old French 'coriandre' into English, where it has named the plant for centuries.
- soap gene
- OR6A2 receptor flags it as soapy aldehydes
- two names
- seeds are coriander, leaves are cilantro
- ancient tomb
- found buried with Tutankhamun
- whole plant
- roots, stems, leaves, seeds all edible
- family ties
- related to carrots, parsley, and dill
cilantro leaf — fresh leaves of coriandrum sativum, used in mexican, indian, and thai cuisines across the world
coriander seed — dried fruit of coriandrum sativum, ground spice in indian garam masala and global curry powders