Where does cilantro originally comes from?

Question

It's mostly used in mexican dishes, but I heard that it's origins are from Asia..... --?--

Answer 1

Cilantro was originally used by Indians in the Caribbean Islands and South America, but it was called "cilantrillo" the other variation is "culantro", which it leaves are a little bigger, was transported from Asia, to Arabia, from there to Spain and Europe and forwarded to the New World.

Answer 2

Ciliantro is nothing but coriander. It develops from coriander seeds and it is a tropical plant and it has a prominent role in Indian spice paraphernalia. Well, it's been imported from India. It grows mostly in tropical places like few countries of Asia like India, also in central America, some parts of Europe and south america where the temperature is mediterranian or tropical. Well, the present Mexican ciliantro is the wild spieces must have brought by the birds which frequently migrates from one to another continent. Ciliantro and other spices were first introduced to Europeans by arab traders which made the british decide to have trade relations with India and later they colonised and ruled India for 200years. There are almost 60 kinds of spices and condiments available in India only.

Answer 3

common name for an annual herb of the parsley family that grows to a height of about 30 to 90 cm (about 12 to 36 in). The lower leaves are divided into fine, threadlike partitions; the white and pink flowers grow in small, loose clusters. Native to Europe and Asia Minor, coriander has become naturalized in the United States. It is cultivated for its fruit, the dried seeds of which, also called coriander, are used as a spice in a wide variety of foods, and for its pungent leaves, called cilantro, a basic ingredient in Latin American and Asian cooking. Oil that is extracted from the seed is used in the preparation of liqueurs and is a medicine for abdominal discomfort.

Answer 4

Cilantro or coriander is probably one of the first herbs to be used by mankind, perhaps going back as far back as 5000 BC. It is mentioned in early Sanskrit writings dating from about 1500 BC. The Romans spread it throughout Europe, and it was one of the first spices to arrive in America.

Answer 5

a picture of cilantro