Cilantro Stinks!
In the United Snakes "cilantro" refers to the leaves of Coriandrum sativum. The genus name derives from the Greek "koris," which translates to "bedbug" or "stinky bug." The crushed fresh leaves are exceptionally noxious to me. It has been suggested that aversion to this odor is, in part, genetic. Other members of my family are not turned off by its odor, but I am intolerant of it. I do like the mature seeds, which are commonly one of the spices used when making pumpkin pie. It grows very well here -- in fact, it very quickly spreads itself by seed. It once got out of hand in my garden, so I decided to mow it down, with my lawn mower. It did not occur to me that mowing it would produce an enormous stink. I choked, gagged, nearly barfed, and then went and got some Roundup to send the cilantro to hell.
I'd rather be slapped in the face with second hand toilet paper than with cilantro. Slap slap slap slap.
κορίαννον korķannon -- The Greek name for cilantro was derived from the Greek name for stinky bedbugs.
This page most recently revised on 20-July-2023.