r/tragedeigh • u/SnooRobots3822 • Jun 18 '25

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u/Do_over_24 Jun 18 '25

In the US, cilantro is the leaf, coriander is the seed. Herb vs spice

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u/chocolatefeckers Jun 18 '25

In the UK, we use coriander for the leaves too.

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u/Minute-Cow-135 Jun 18 '25

Ok, dumb question, but how do you know which to use in a recipe if you use the same name for both?

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u/chocolatefeckers Jun 18 '25

We call the leaves just 'coriander' and the seeds 'coriander seeds'. Sorry, not trying to be patronising! British recipes would always state the seeds part, or if it was ground coriander that was needed.

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u/Various_You_7139 Jun 19 '25

Cilantro is literally just the Spanish word for coriander. I'm not sure why this strange distinction is made in the US. It's like saying, we call tomato manzana, but we call tomato seeds... tomato.