Coriander seed

Graine de coriandre

What it is

The seed and the leaf come from one plant and taste nothing alike — the leaf is soapy and green, the seed warm and orange-peel sweet. Seeds were found in Tutankhamun's tomb, and the plant does not grow wild in Egypt, so someone imported them for him.

In the kitchen

Toast and crush it coarsely rather than grinding to powder. The husk is papery and the fragments give little bursts of citrus.

Goes with

Cumin Orange Carrot Lamb Garlic Olive oil Chickpeas Lemon

Same species

Cilantro / Coriander Zhoug

Also used with

Amchur Blue fenugreek Byadgi chilli Cornelian cherry Dukkah Cracked olive of the Vallée des Baux

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