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Welcome to the Celtnet Herb Guide. As this site has grown and many more recipes have been added it's become evident that a guide to the various herbs available to the cook is necessary. With spices becoming more commonly available herbs have become the 'Cinderella' flavourings in the culinary world and more and more herbs are falling out of common usage. These pages are an attempt at bringing all the various culinary herbs together into one place so that you can see what's available and perhaps find something new to use in your own cooking. To use this Herb Guide simply click on the first letter of the herb name above or below. Alternativey why not just browse through the guide. All the herbs given here whether common or rare can be obtained via a specialist herb nursery.

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Herb Guide Entry For: Long Coriander

This is the description page for Long Coriander (Eryngium foetidum) and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the herb: Long Coriander.

Eryngium foetidum

Long Coriander, Eryngium foetidum, (also known as Saw-leaf Herb, Saw Leaf Herb, Bhandhanya, Chandon benit, Culantro, Duck-tongue, Culantro Coyote, Fitweed, Long coriander, Mexican coriander, Wild coriander, Recao, Spiritweed, Ngò gai, Sawtooth, Saw-tooth Coriander, Puerto Rican coriander, Black Benny, Spiny Coriander, Saw Leaf Herb and Shado Beni) is an herbacious plant and a member of the Apiaceae (carrot) family. It is a perennial and anual herb that's native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean Islands but which is now cultivated world-wide (especially in South-east Asia). It grows in low rosettes of serrated leaves of some 12cm in length. Flower clusters are produced at the termini of stalks that grow some 20cm above the main plant.

The leaves of the plant are the part that are used and in flavour nad secnt they are very similar to a strong coriander. In Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore it is commonly used together with or in place of coriander and topped over soups, noodle dishes and curries. It can also be used for Thai curry pastes, especially when coriander roots are not available.

This plant is an essential ingredients in many Carribean cuisines where it is used as a seasoning and as a herb in marinades. The plant's essential oil (derived from the leaves) is rich in aliphatic aldehydes, most of which are α,β unsaturated. The main compound is E-2-dodecenal (over 50% of the oil), with 2,3,6-trimethyl­benz­aldehyde, dodecanal and E-2-tridecena present at lower concentrations.

The plant's species name, foetidum denoting 'foetid' in Latin and denotes a genetic trait that in some people makes this herb (as with coriander) taste very unpleasant. The English name 'saw-tooth herb' refers to the serrated margins of the leaves, which resemble old-fashioned saw blades. The other English name, 'long coniander' refers to the lengths of the leaves and their coriander-like flavour.


Recipes Utilizing Long Coriander

Green Seasoning
Paramin Green Seasoning
Corn Soup
Pho Bo Soup
Chicken Sour Soup
Lime-cured Goat Salad
Khmer Fish Stew with Lemongrass
Fish Larb
Sweet and Sour Soup with Fish
Lemon-cured Beef with Rice Paddy Herb
Yellow Split Pea Soup
Curried Sea Bass Ceviche
Curried Sea Bass Ceviche
Trinidadian Green Seasoning with Cuban Oregano
Vegetarian Sour Soup




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