Fresh Produce (100g)
Product Code: HB02
Price: £1.79
Note: The cut off date for placing your fresh products order will be Wednesday, with delivery scheduled for the following Wednesday. This is because all our fresh food in flown in directly from Thailand on a weekly basis to ensure you get the freshest possible products.
Coriander : Fresh Thai produce
Thai Name: Pak Chee Thai / ผักชีไทย
Also known as cilantro.If ever there was an essential herb (in its fresh green state) and an omnipresent spice (when the seeds are dried and ground) this is it. All parts of the plant are used, even the roots which are an essential in Thai cooking. Pounded with garlic and peppercorns, they give Thai food its typical flavour.
Often referred to as Chinese parsley in tropical Asia (and as cilantro in the Americas), coriander is actually native to southern Europe and has been used since the ancient times.
Raw coriander leaves are widely used as a garnish and flavouring in tropical Asia, and are also pounded to make paste or chutney. It may be reassuring to those who enjoy the distinctive flavour of fresh coriander to know that is it highly nutritious, being rich in calcium, phosphorus, carotene and vitamin C.
Strangely enough, only the Thais seem to have discovered that coriander root also makes an excellent seasoning. In Thailand, it is crushed together with garlic and black pepper to make the most widely used basic seasoning for Thai food.
Botanical Name: Coriandrum Sativum.
Product of Thailand
These are just some of the Thai recipes that it is used in:
Beef Salad
Tom Yum Kung
Green Curry
Mango Salad
Fried Rice
Peanut Sauce
