Try something new! Our featured spice for the month of August is cilantro. Stop in and pick up a kit beginning Saturday August 1st at 9am. The kit will contain:
- a sample of the spice
- recipe cards
- history of the spice
- a list of cookbooks you can check out from the library
Spice Club kits go fast! Unable to make it in time to grab one of your own? Try out a recipe! The recipes included in the kit are linked below.
Cilantro Quick Facts
- Cilantro comes from the same plant as coriander seeds but has a distinctly different flavor as well as cooking properties! The plant’s fresh leaves and stems are what give us cilantro, but the plant’s seeds are what give us coriander. This means they cannot be used interchangeably in recipes.
- The plant is thought to be among the first group of domesticated plants, dating back to 6000 BC to 5000 BC, and is mentioned in the world’s first known cookbook written in 14 AD by Apicius. It is also mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible.
- Cilantro is native to the Mediterranean.
- Cilantro is a staple in Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking, particularly in salsas and guacamoles.
- When shopping, avoid dark green goop on the leaves as well as yellowing or wilted leaves.
Questions about Spice Club? Contact Ashley at 315-785-7714 or send her an email.