Is there a difference between cilantro and corriander?

Question

I was watching "Take Home Chef" on TLC and the shopper said cilantro and Curtis said "In Australia it's corriander." Needless to say, now I'm confused.

Answer 1

well, it is a little confusing, but they are both from the same plant. usually, "cilantro" refers to the fresh leaves used as an herb, and "coriander" refers to the seeds of the plant, most likely ground.

they each have a distinct flavor, and are used in different ways, often in the same dish in some cultures.

Answer 2

Coriander Corriandrum Sativum is an annual herb and a native of Southern Europe and the Middle East. Corriander is the name given to the seeds of the plant whilst the leaves are known as Cilantro. Coriander is from the carrot family. It leaves are either tiny white or tiny purplish and are in clusters.

Answer 3

Technically corriander is the seed that becomes the leafy herb cilantro. Most people in England and Australia call cilantro corriander

Answer 4

No, there's no difference. However, cilantro usually refers to the fresh leaves of the plant and corriander refers to the seeds either whole or ground up.

Answer 5

Shakespeare put it best - a rose by any other name...

They are one and the same plant. When the seeds are harvested as a spice, they are referred to as coriander seeds, but the plant can be called by either name. In some languages, the spelling might differ slightly or the pronunciation might be different, but if you're ever referring to something as coriander and someone is confused, switch and call it cilantro. They'll understand it that way.

Answer 6

Cilantro and Coriander are the same plant. Americans use the Spanish name "Cilantro" when referring to the leaves of the Coriander plant. Most of the rest of the English-speaking world uses the term "coriander" when referring to both the leaves and the seeds.

Answer 7

Cilantro is the herb leaves - Corriander is the seed of the Cilantro plant.

Answer 8

Same thing but these days, usually the fresh herb is referred to as cilantro and the seeds are called coriander seeds.

Plant some coriander seeds and you will have fresh cilantro herbs.

Isnt Curtis a hottie? I think if I ever saw him walking around my Whole Foods, I would kidnap him myself!

Answer 9

Cilantro is the leaf and corriander is usually the seed that is roasted and ground, sometimes I have heard people call cilantro corriander leaf. 2 very different flavors!!

Answer 10

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also commonly called cilantro in North America, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander is native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa. It is a soft, hairless, foetid plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. The flowers are borne in small umbels, white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing away from the centre of the umbel longer (5-6 mm) than those pointing to the middle of the umbel (only 1-3 mm long). The fruit is a globular dry schizocarp 3-5 mm diameter.

The name coriander derives from French coriandre through Latin “coriandrum” in turn from Greek “κορίαννον”.

All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the most commonly used in cooking.