Verduras

[tiguerita]

I was shopping (in Canada) for the ingredients to my pollo guisado con arroz & habichuela recipes...

I realized that I have no idea what the second verdura is called in english... (I recognize it by the look and smell and found it in a West Indian grocery, the guy there had no clue what is was called either).

So not Cilantro but the other one... the wide flat leaves... what are they called?

 

[eztxb]

parsley or basil or bay leaves?

 

[tiguerita]

mmm

parsley or basil or bay leaves?

nope... basil and bay leaves are too short/small and parsley is more flowery?... :ermm: this is long and flat... and has a distinct smell... you know it's the right one as soon as you take a wiff... like ahhhh yessss this is it...

 

[Hillbilly]

It is probably what they call "cilantro ancho" here...very distinct flavor. Used in sancochos and soups (and, I guess, in guisados!!)

HB

 

[Chirimoya]

"Verdura" is also called "cilantrico" (coriander) and "cilantro ancho" is the one with the long flat leaves and stronger flavour.

 

[M.A.R.]

I believe Puerto Ricans call it culantro. my mom would call it cilantro sabanero, que crece en la sabana, (grows in the meadows), but yes my mother in law calls it verdura, verdura actually is vegetables.

 

[azabache]

I was shopping (in Canada) for the ingredients to my pollo guisado con arroz & habichuela recipes...
So not Cilantro but the other one... the wide flat leaves... what are they called?

Does it look like this?

http://i10.tinypic.com/2ugzdxk.jpg

 

[AnnaC]

Is this it?

So not Cilantro but the other one... the wide flat leaves... what are they called?

If it's like cilantro with flat leaves it's Italian parsley. Tastes milder than curly parsley and easier to wash.

 

[M.A.R.]

Does it look like this?

http://i10.tinypic.com/2ugzdxk.jpg

yes Azabache it looks like that plant.

Anna its not flat parsley.

Different people have different names for it.

I know it as cilantro sabanero. the leafs are rough flat and fragrant.

 

[azabache]

That's culantro......like you said M.A.R. it grows wild in Puerto Rico.

 

[DavidZ]

Whenever Ive seen it made, they use quite a bit of oregano... maybe that's it?

 

[M.A.R.]

Whenever Ive seen it made, they use quite a bit of oregano... maybe that's it?

seen what? the culantro or cilantro sabanero being made? :cheeky:

 

[2dlight]

Just checked...

with my Mom(great cook of all things Dominican) and she agrees with HB, she called it "cilantro ancho" too. It's almost time for sancocho again;the chickens are getting nervous.aranoid:

 

[Dragonfly32837]

I call it cilantro ancho too. The question is what is it called in English. I really have no idea.

 

[ssasy]

In DR is called "cilantro ancho," but you should be able to find it in USA as culantro, like azabache said.

Here is a website with some info:
http://www.specialtyproduce.com/spNetwork.ASP?Item=2723&WCI=Frameset&WCE=Main

 

[M.A.R.]

Hi again, here is more information on this herb.

from this we can see it goes by many different names.

http://www.sld.cu/fitomed/culantro_cimarron.htm

 

[M.A.R.]

yes Azabache it looks like that plant.

Anna its not flat parsley.

Different people have different names for it.

I know it as cilantro sabanero. the leafs are rough flat and fragrant.

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Eryn_foe.html

 

[perlanegra]

My God!!

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Eryn_foe.html

See!! This is one of the reasons why I love this Forum!!

I host foreigner students here in L.A. and last night I made a Sancocho. My guess is Japanise and loved the way the sancocho smelled. He pulled one of the leaves out and asked me the name of it. To be honest, I didn't know the name in English and told him that we call it Cilantro Ancho back home. To my surprise you guys were discussing the name today!! Thanks everybody for making peoples life easier!! No matter what the question is, you guys always help!

Love you all! M.A.R, Hilbilly, AnnaC, Miguel, Princess, Momita, etc.. just to mention a few, there's too many!!! uuufffff

M.A.R. You are the bomb!! Long Coriander it is!!!

Perlanegra!

 

[tiguerita]

Exactly

Does it look like this?

http://i10.tinypic.com/2ugzdxk.jpg

Exactly like that

 

[tiguerita]

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who took the time to ask around

Cilantro Ancho or Sabanera in spanish, so I guess in english... the "other" cilantro or culantro? :cheeky: sure makes things tasty anyway...

Tig