frontrangeFF

Cilantro seems to be one of those things that you either love or hate. I'm a lover.

Sweet Willie

sorry for delay, yes, fresh oregano

Sweet Willie

From my foodservice days I recall a statistic that I believe to be true, fully 20% of the population does NOT like the taste of cilantro.

TMOliver

Using cilantro is a regional/local choice with cilantro-fortified salsas being de rigueur in Mexico and Central America, but far less often used in Southern South America, the "home" of Chimichur(r)i.

Flat leaf parsley and fresh oregano (often the "Mexican" variety, a bit different from the classic European herb), onion, garlic, salt, olive oil, and then then 2 areas of debate....

For me raw Serrano chiles are far preferable to any of the dried reds, and the choice of red wine vinegar or fresh lime juice gives rise ro some argument, usually based on the latitude of origin of the debaters. There are even some "Bitter orange juice" fans out there.

"Fusion"? Thin slices of grilled rare sirloin served on fresh warm corn tortillas with a bowl of chimichurri

cubbie

Chileans eat cilantro on practically a daily basis, in their favorite salsa, "pebre,'" which they typically eat on buttered bread rolls rather than on tortilla chips, and they also routinely eat cilantro on fish and shellfish, among other things.

ILuvParis

So do Ecuadorians. I lived with a family there when I was in a foreign studies program in college. There was always ají (a concoction with peppers, onions, cilantro, tomatoes and water) on the table, which was pretty much used on everything savory. Plain vegetables routinely were sprinkled with cilantro. It's also in ceviche.