Coriander (cilantro) and other green herbs

Timenspace said:
Awesome! What do you use it for?
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Chervil, like cilantro is a soft spice, but still contributes to flavor. Chervil is highly prized, mostly in France and you should google for usage. I have only used it once and I believe that one time was part of a salad dressing.

I should use it more often.

Yes, it would be nice to get some fresh. But I haven't seen that. I ordered what I have online.
 
Timenspace said:
Just imagined a cool green fresh smoothie with those wonderful green plants, maybe some avocado, spinach...a pear...

Not for sale chervil? How come?
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We live in South Florida. It's hot here. We probably only had a few days this past winter when it got to freezing. We never have much of a spring, maybe 4-6 weeks, and then it's hot again until late December, early January when it cools down a little. Things like cilantro and chervil bolt, AKA go to seed and then die, in hot weather. We have a very large Latin population that uses cilantro so they grow it in cooled green houses. Chervil isn't used a lot so it wouldn't be worth it for commercial growers.
 
medtran49 said:
We live in South Florida. It's hot here. We probably only had a few days this past winter when it got to freezing. We never have much of a spring, maybe 4-6 weeks, and then it's hot again until late December, early January when it cools down a little. Things like cilantro and chervil bolt, AKA go to seed and then die, in hot weather. We have a very large Latin population that uses cilantro so they grow it in cooled green houses. Chervil isn't used a lot so it wouldn't be worth it for commercial growers.
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I've never grown chervil -- not sure if I've ever eaten it. I have tried to grow cilantro. It doesn't survive summers in North Texas, either. I planted it in March, and by may it was dead. I don't know why I grew it -- I'm one of those people with the genetic anomaly that makes cilantro taste like soap. :facepalm:

Parsley has survived in my garden. The first time I grew curly parsley. I found it good for nothing but decorative garnish. The next time I grew Italian flat leaf parsley. I didn't use much of that, either, so I only grew it one year.

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caseydog said:
decorative
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It looks pretty yes! Possibly in soups I would not mind cilantro it gives a lighter scent when cooked...
Not to say I would not try strong tasting food, or just different flavours, but that particular one I grew up on was just not my wagon...
Recently I chewed upon the deco cilantro, and it was not bad at all, fresh...so as preferences change over the years, I might give it a go...
 
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