[CH] Re: Question: Green chile stew

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Brent Leatherman wrote:

> Hmmm...well, I'm stumped - I always thought "Mexican Oregeno" was a
> nick-name for Cilantro...since I'm wrong 'bout this, what's the difference?
>    thanks,
>      Brent
>
> Well, Brent, and whomever else is stumped....Mexican oregano is a much
> stronger variety of oregano than the Mediterranean type, which is what is
> ordinarily available. You should be able to find the Mexican stuff in a
> Latino market. Cilantro, on the other hand is really coriander, which has
> not yet attained the seed stage, or, conversely,  coriander is the seed of
> cilantro!  Hope that I made that clear....both of these herbs have an
> entirely different flavor, and oregano is related to thyme.  Another name
> for cilantro is Chinese parsley, and it has been used in China forever, but
> has really only taken hold here on this continent in the past hundred years,
> and of course, laterally, in the last 40 or 50 years.  Hope that clears up
> the difference. Cheers, Doug in BC

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