doubleM Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 The salsa at Baja Fresh that you say blows, is that the darkish one? I think that that shit is 'da bomb! Quote
JSngry Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Posted January 9, 2005 Sorry, but I think cilantro is about the most disgusting herb around. Nothing ruins a great salsa like cilantro... Nothing saves a poor salsa like some fresh cilantro. Quote
White Lightning Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 I never knew you Americans call it Cilantro till I stayed in DC. I always knew it was called Coriander in English. A Chef-friend told me that he calls the seed Coriander and the herb Cilantro. Oh well... Another Anecdote: Nowadays we call Cilantro "Kooz-bah-rah", the same as in Arabic, but in Biblical Hebrew it was called "Gud": for example: And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey Exodus 16:31, JPS edition And now, after appeasing the Bible-Beltists, let me just say that I use Cilantro a lot in my cooking. Luckily for me, Einat likes it. On second thought, luckily for Einat... Quote
Noj Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Cilantro, lots of onions, radish, salsa, green chili sauce, rice, beans, carne asada or pork or chicken, corn tortillas, maybe some avocado...that's what eating is all about. Easily one of my favorite things to eat. The cilantro is crucial. Quote
SEK Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Cilantro, lots of onions, radish, salsa, green chili sauce, rice, beans, carne asada or pork or chicken, corn tortillas, maybe some avocado...that's what eating is all about. Easily one of my favorite things to eat. The cilantro is crucial. Yum! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Cilantro and coriander are the same? Wow. Learn something new everyday (and use a cliche everyday as well!) Quote
Jazzmoose Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 The salsa at Baja Fresh that you say blows, is that the darkish one? I think that that shit is 'da bomb! No, no...that's the good stuff! I mean the pico de gallo they make. Or is it pico da gallo? Damn spanish...never could figure out that stuff! Quote
Leeway Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Cilantro? Used to have it when I lived in California. Seemed to fit in with the, er, lifestyle there. Mostly with fish or shrimp dishes. Never saw it in Chicago or New York or Philly. Strikes me as a West Coast type thing. B-) Quote
rachel Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 OK... guys who talk about cooking (or even argue about cooking) are hot... Carry on.... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Did I ever tell you about my favourite washing machine detergent? Quote
rachel Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Oh... let's save my fetishism for all things laundry for another thread. Quote
Eric Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Sorry, but I think cilantro is about the most disgusting herb around. Nothing ruins a great salsa like cilantro... you nailed it ... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 How's this for hot? We're in the process of re-designing our kitchen and soon we'll start remodeling. I told my wife on Friday that when we re-do the kitchen, we're buying all new cookware. And it's going to be Viking, dammit!!! Quote
rachel Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Well, we already know you're hot, B3-er-- you do remodeling and get up for 2 am feedings. That's the best combination of hot. The cookware thing (and a big right-on about Viking) is just icing, my friend. (lucky Alison ) Quote
scottb Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 (edited) We had a Viking stove / oven in our previous house. 6 gas burners, griddle, two ovens, commercial strength vent overhead. It was great for cooking but a pain in the rear to keep clean. In our new house we opted for just a Whirlpool countertop with 4 burners and now cleaning is a quick whipe off. Take that into consideration when you choose your stove. My sister has a Viking stove the is a bit easier to clean that she likes a lot. The appliance I really miss is our dishwasher. The builder picked it out (he was going to live in the house before he sold it to us) It was a Swedish brand I had never heard of before or since, ASKO. You couldn't overload the thing. No matter how you crammed in there, everything was always spotless. I know some dishwashers claim to be quiet (inclding the one we have now - big joke) but you couldn't tell this thing was on without looking at the lights or opening the door. I kid you not! Edited January 9, 2005 by scottb Quote
JSngry Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Posted January 9, 2005 (edited) Cilantro? Used to have it when I lived in California. Seemed to fit in with the, er, lifestyle there. Mostly with fish or shrimp dishes. Never saw it in Chicago or New York or Philly. Strikes me as a West Coast type thing. B-) There are peoples (and foods) in between the coasts and outside of Chicago, you know... Around here, it's a Mexican (puro Mexicano, btw) thing, that's how I got hip to it, but as our Asian and Indian populations grew, it soon became obvious that this was an herb with global implications, and tasty ones at that. Edited January 9, 2005 by JSngry Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Haven't had any herb with global implications in some time. B-) Quote
Templejazz Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 (edited) Funny topic for right now, I'm heating up summa my dad's homemade chicken quesadillas with black beans and cilantro. I'm gonna savor every morsel. Cilantro is great chopped with some scallions, sprinkled over good chile and topped off with some grated monterey jack or cheddar. MMMMMMMmmmmmm Edited January 9, 2005 by Templejazz Quote
JSngry Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Posted January 10, 2005 Haven't had any herb with global implications in some time. B-) Thus the significance! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 We had a Viking stove / oven in our previous house. 6 gas burners, griddle, two ovens, commercial strength vent overhead. It was great for cooking but a pain in the rear to keep clean. Have you seen these? http://www.elmirastoveworks.com/northstar/index.cfm Rachel Ray has these in her kitchen on TV. I love the refridgerator. Not too hip on the stove, but I have an old Fridigaire stove from the 1950s sitting in my garage, waiting to be installed in our kitchen. It has 4 burners and dual ovens and has loads of chrome! The burner dials look like radio tuners and have lights behind them that light when you turn burners on!!! It's very cool. And it even says, "Fridigaire, made by General Motors" on it! We haven't decided if we're going to put it in our remodeled kitchen or not. If we decided not to, I just found out that those old stoves are going for big bucks!! Quote
Leeway Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Cilantro?  Used to have it when I lived in California. Seemed to fit in with the, er, lifestyle there. Mostly with fish or shrimp dishes. Never saw it in Chicago or New York or Philly. Strikes me as a West Coast type thing. B-) There are peoples (and foods) in between the coasts and outside of Chicago, you know... Around here, it's a Mexican (puro Mexicano, btw) thing, that's how I got hip to it, but as our Asian and Indian populations grew, it soon became obvious that this was an herb with global implications, and tasty ones at that. Agreed. Fortunately, not much of it has to do with cilantro "Aaah, I'll have that cheesesteak sandwich with mayo, cheese, onions, and CILANTRO!" Quote
JSngry Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Posted January 10, 2005 "Aaah, I'll have that cheesesteak sandwich with mayo, cheese, onions, and CILANTRO!" Who says you can't improve on perfection? Quote
BFrank Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Had some cilantro on my burrito for dinner tonight!! Quote
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