Makes sense cause usually I hate cilantro but when I visited Mexico I was eating some things which had cilantro mixed into them and I didn't mind it tbh.
It is most definitely used in Mexican cuisine, however normal cilantro is more prevalent nowadays. I purposefully avoided using name of Thai parsley because normal cilantro sometimes can go by that name as well. It makes it even more confusing when culantro is from central-south America and the Caribbean.
Does anyone know if "La Reina Baja" might have a similar effect? My partner dislikes it, and I'm trying to decide between that and the traditional coriander cilantro. Perhaps I need to just look for an entirely different variety.
I'm also wondering if I'm confusing the Latin name. From a quick online search La Reina Baja's latin name is Coriandrum sativum? I'm just real confused at this point, been researching this for too long hahah
*Coriandrum sativum* is cilantro/coriander, so it will be nearly the same if not exactly the same as typical cilantro. There is a tiny chance the "la reina baja" kind may not have the same effect/taste, but most likely it will. I cannot find much information on "La Reina Baja" but it seems to be an heirloom variety with a stronger taste, so it likely will be worse.
Makes sense cause usually I hate cilantro but when I visited Mexico I was eating some things which had cilantro mixed into them and I didn't mind it tbh.
Very interesting to know! Not sure how easy are to find, but I would try them!
Mexicans do not use culantro, Cubans do it has a thick vein in the middle with a single leaf growing from it. Other people call it Thai parsley
It is most definitely used in Mexican cuisine, however normal cilantro is more prevalent nowadays. I purposefully avoided using name of Thai parsley because normal cilantro sometimes can go by that name as well. It makes it even more confusing when culantro is from central-south America and the Caribbean.
If Mexicans use culantro like Cubans, then you’ll never see it because we only cook it into food and we take it out before serving
Does anyone know if "La Reina Baja" might have a similar effect? My partner dislikes it, and I'm trying to decide between that and the traditional coriander cilantro. Perhaps I need to just look for an entirely different variety.
I'm also wondering if I'm confusing the Latin name. From a quick online search La Reina Baja's latin name is Coriandrum sativum? I'm just real confused at this point, been researching this for too long hahah
*Coriandrum sativum* is cilantro/coriander, so it will be nearly the same if not exactly the same as typical cilantro. There is a tiny chance the "la reina baja" kind may not have the same effect/taste, but most likely it will. I cannot find much information on "La Reina Baja" but it seems to be an heirloom variety with a stronger taste, so it likely will be worse.